Judge, 1925-09-12 · page 5 of 37
Judge — September 12, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several distinct items: **"The Dumb-bell"**: A brief story about young lovers on a country road where the man removes his ring, apparently causing the woman to question their relationship. **NYC Taxi Driver anecdote**: Humorously notes that a taxi driver returned $10,000 in jewelry, suggesting such honesty is rare given drivers' knowledge of city streets and traffic signals. **Two captioned cartoons**: - A real estate agent advertising "Lots and Lots and Lots for Sale" - A plumber and homeowner arguing about tools during a strike **"On the Tour"**: A teacher-student exchange about Civil War costs at Gettysburg, with dark humor about robbery. **"Krazy Kracks"**: Advertisement for a film featuring South Dakota scenery. The content is typical early-20th-century Judge magazine fare: light social satire, brief humorous anecdotes, and advertising mixed with editorial cartoons mocking everyday characters and situations.
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A cameraman Lies batted ihe, He got in the Ofa hooting star sunburn Joya ie pays 850r €0ch orp pre, Notice Outside Church To-night at 8—Debate. Fundamentalism ts. Liberalism. Free-for-all. The Dumb-bell Te stars were very bright; the night was very romantic. The young lovers were driving down a moonlit country road. She breathed deeply, thrilled by the beauty of it all. They reached a particularly secluded spot. He stopped the car. She looked at him shyly, expectantly. He took out his cigarettes, lit one, and drove on. Then he wondered why she re- turned his ring. Fae A New York taxi driver returned $10,000 worth of jewelry left in his cab within an hour. He’s probably the same one who knows which are one way streets, what the traffic signals mean, always has change, knows the geography of the city, operates a really ‘lowest rate” cab and knows which side of the street the even numbers are on. his tools proper when a strike is called. yy LOTS Ano LOTS ano First Supursanite—What time are you due at your office? “Exactly five minutes before breakfast!” On the Tour Teacher—What was the charge at Gettysburg? The Kid—Thirty dollars, aud pa called the garage man a robber. eal I don’t care who makes the laws of the nation, as long as I can violate them. KRAZY KRACKS “give a sentence with the word ff; South Dakota” “Thad a girlin Tennessee an went South Dakota.” comicbooks.com