Judge, 1925-10-10 · page 24 of 37
Judge — October 10, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects vintage jokes and cartoons meant to amuse readers with humor from "the good old days." Key targets: **Court Beauty**: Mocks a woman's multiple divorces (four times), treating serial divorce as scandalous rather than divine. **Military/War Jokes**: Reference General Sherman's famous "war is hell" quote; humor about the Boer War (1899-1902) and soldiers; mocks casual violence ("reckless driving" with a hammer). **Social Humor**: A joke about an insurance agent as unreliable/dishonest; the final cartoon satirizes rural farmers' mercenary attitudes—a wealthy summer boarder's romantic declarations are cynically dismissed when Uncle Henry sees profit opportunity in renting his swampy land. The overall message: these are "quaint" old jokes showing how differently previous generations found humor in divorce shame, war casualness, and rural shrewd business practices. The compilation itself is nostalgic commentary on changing social values.
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a ASK DAD—HE KNOWS What They Laughed at in the Good Old Days C. J. Taylor in Judge, 1904 A COURT BEAUTY “Isn’t she divine? She looks like a ‘goddess of liberty.’ ” “She is. She’s been divorced four times.” General Sherman had just ob- served that war was hell. “T’ve seen so many military drathas,” he continued, “that I’m convinced of it.” Lighting another cigar, he pro- ceeded to march to the sea. —Judge, 1905 PID He—Yes, I’m a soldier. I helped England win the Boer War. She—Is that so? Which side wete you on? —Judge, 1914 SI, “I see Charlie has his hand in a sling.” “Yes, reckless driving.” “Ah, an auto?” “No, a hammer.” —Judge, 1912 ee Art Young in Judge, 1905. The Bitter, Business NO SENTIMENT IN UNCLE HENRY Harry—Did you try to insure the Suse Punxrnton—Oh, paw! Thet rich suminer boarder writes thet he book agent? loves the very ground I walk on. Garry—Yes; and he sold me a set Henry Punxinton—Does, eh? Well, s’pose you spend a day or two of books, —Judge, 1910 walkin’ round on thet eight-acre swamp lot. Mebbe I kin stick him fer it. comicbooks.com