Judge, 1925-10-03 · page 24 of 36
Judge — October 3, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page showcases Judge's satirical humor from the early 1900s. The two main cartoons ridicule social hypocrisy: **First cartoon (1903):** A temperance lecturer uses charts to warn about whisky's effects on the stomach lining while addressing an audience. The Village Wag—depicted as a drunk—quips that such a man would be an "interior decorator," suggesting the lecturer is decorating his own stomach's interior with whisky. The satire targets temperance reformers' self-righteousness. **Second cartoon (1905):** A mother scolds her daughter for wearing scandalous theatrical costume while "milking"—implying the girl's outfit is inappropriately revealing. The joke mocks working-class anxieties about theater's corrupting influence on morality. Both cartoons use dialect and class markers (rural/lower-class speech patterns) typical of early 20th-century American humor. The page also contains period advertisements and submission guidelines for the magazine's humor sections.
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