Judge, 1925-09-12 · page 23 of 37
Judge — September 12, 1925 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous "vintage" jokes labeled "Ask Dad—He Knows / What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days," presenting early 1900s-1910s humor to readers nostalgic for earlier eras. The jokes reveal period attitudes: a drunk man claims he's attending a lecture (1911); a miser is praised as a benefactor because his stinginess benefited others (1908); a wife's bankruptcy auction is confused with a bridge game (1913); marital arguments stem from "old flames" (1914); and two men agree that after whiskey, anything is preferable to one's wife (undated). The main cartoon shows a domestic scene with exaggerated characters in chaotic surroundings, illustrating the wife-aversion theme. The page also features period advertisements: a 13-year-old Chicago girl earning $75/week playing saxophone, and Wurlitzer instruments offered on trial payment plans. For modern readers, these jokes primarily mock wives as nagging/undesirable and celebrate male drinking culture and financial miserliness—attitudes reflecting early 20th-century gender dynamics now considered offensive.
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