Judge, 1925-09-12 · page 3 of 37
Judge — September 12, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This satirical page lists questions a "Judge" wants answered about contemporary issues: traffic enforcement for benefit tickets, actors continuing performances after theater closing, Henry Ford's aviation activities, building a Channel bridge, a coal strike, and an Andrews appointment affecting Scotch whiskey prices. The main cartoon depicts a hostess and guest in conversation. The hostess remarks that once married, one settles down "like we all do," to which the guest responds "I know—isn't it all too ghastly!" The satire targets the social expectation that marriage leads to domesticity and loss of freedom—presented as an inevitably depressing outcome. The illustration's tone suggests this was meant as humorous commentary on marriage's perceived constraints, particularly relevant to early-20th-century audiences navigating changing social conventions.
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WHY policemen are allowed to stop traffic to sell benefit tickets? WHY actors don’t stop acting when they leave the theater? Guest—I ‘“*LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS’? Hostess—Once you're married you'll settle down like we all do. JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW— WHAT Henry Ford is getting up in the air about? WHAT'S happened to this year's coal strike? WHY they don’t build a bridge across the English Channel and let *em walk over? IF the appointment of Andrews is going to affect the price of Scotch? il Ml 7 Mn fl was know—isn’t it all too ghastly!