Judge, 1925-10-24 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 24, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humorous verse and illustrations rather than political cartoons. **"On Knowledge Bent"** is a poem listing famous historical and literary figures—Dr. Johnson, Anne Hathaway, George Eliot, Tom Gray—playing on their achievements or scandals. **The main cartoon** depicts a car accident where a ventriloquist's dummy has caused "complications." The humor relies on the absurdity of blaming an inanimate object for traffic damage. **"Nursery Rhymes for Bottle Babies"** parodies traditional nursery rhymes with alcohol-related content (juniper, grain alcohol, Scotch), satirizing excessive drinking through mock-innocent verse. The **"Lizzie Labels"** notice indicates Judge paid judges $15 for accepted contributions. Overall, this page emphasizes wordplay and domestic humor rather than political satire—typical of Judge's lighter entertainment content.
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Home brewer's anthem: With All Thy Faults, I Love Thee, Still. ‘Fradge wil poy 85 for Gach one prantad On Knowledge Bent I= often heard of Dr. Johnson’s Stella; Anne Hathaway was “Shake’s” affinity; George Eliot I’m told had many a fella— But who, pray tell, was Tom Gray’s Ella G—? Mare Antony renegged on Cleo- patra Who did a serpentine when she had lost; Walt Raleigh vexed Queen Bess with his Sumatra— But who's this Ruby Kahn whom Caesar crossed? I've wrestled with a home-made education; I've even bought the classic five- foot shelf; My queries fill my friends with in- dignation— I guess I'll have to answer them myself! sas A vaudeville singer with a double voice is looking for two partners, He wants to form a quartet. “You big stiff, you can't talk to LTE that way. I'll come out and climb all Gover you. Where were YA you brought up — in a sm Abarn or the subway? Complications caused by a passing ventriloquist with a humorous bent. No one injured in this wreck. JUDGE wil poy 85 for each one printed A lot of flaming youths burn them- selves out. forgetting my golf sticks!” “Kindly note, Jane, that for once in my life I’m going off without Nursery Rhymes for Bottle Babies [™ drops of juniper, Little grain alcohol, Makes the eighteenth applesauce Take an awful fall. Little boy brew, come fill the horn With the stuff that you said you had made from corn. Where is the boy who made this mixture? Under the table—out of the picture. Tom, Tom, the dry chief’s son Stole a swig and away he run. Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your bar den grow? “With Scotch on shelves, arranged in twelves And Gordon all in a row.” Jack and Jill went to the still And comin’ through the rye, Jack he tripped, the bottle slipped, And Jill went grumbling dry. Little Bootleg has lost her keg And don’t know where to find it. Let it alone, and it'll come home Waving a summons behind it. George A. Paravicini “I comicbooks.com