Judge, 1925-10-03 · page 10 of 36
Judge — October 3, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century American society: **Top cartoon**: A domestic scene where a wife complains to her husband "John" about how servants are mistreating the flower beds—satirizing the trivial concerns of wealthy households. **Middle cartoon**: Features a man claiming to be "the one man who can bring this nation to its knees," likely referencing Communist threats of the era (the Red Scare period). A listener responds by invoking Florenz Ziegfeld, the famous Broadway impresario, suggesting that entertainment/spectacle poses a greater threat to national stability than political ideology—a humorous deflation of communist fears. **Right column**: "The Lawyer's Dictionary" by George Bancroft Duren offers cynical mock-definitions satirizing the legal profession: lawyers are portrayed as incompetent, financially predatory ("Suit—all the personal belongings you'll have left"), and morally dubious ("Murder—term suggesting what a lot of lawyers get away with"). This reflects contemporary distrust of lawyers and the legal system.
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Wire—John! these flower beds! The trouble with the typical man about town is that he has been about town too much. A woman is iniserable if she hasn’t new shoes to wear and miserable if she is wearing new shoes. Gent with 4 Communist Kinx—I’m the one man who can bring this nation to its knees. Gentat Listener—You're not forgetting Ziegfeld, are you? You'll have to speak to them about the ridiculous way they are treating The Lawyer’s Dictionary RIEF—What the humble client is supposed to be when he visits the busy lawyer. Extradite — Condition of. some member of the bar after the big case iswon. They return home extradite. Lien—How some lawyers become when business is bad. Case—Something to be taken up out of court with the bootlegger. Bar (obs.)—A place where all good lawyers used to get together. “Your Honor’—Something you have to cast aside when you begin dickering with lawyers. Suit—Just about all the personal belongings you'll have left when your counselor gets through with you. Murder—Term suggesting what a lot of lawyers get away with. Executor—What you would like to be to the prosecuting attorney when he has you on the stand. Stand—What the witnesses do around the courthouse all day. George Bancroft Duren comicbooks.com