Judge, 1925-10-24 · page 7 of 36
Judge — October 24, 1925 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon**: A school-teacher passes a librarian and remarks, "The only time I feel solemn is when I pass a Librarian." The joke satirizes librarians as stereotypically serious and austere figures—a common cultural stereotype of the era portraying them as humorless authority figures. **Advertisement Content**: "Gullibles' Travels" and "Krazy Whacks" sections advertise travel packages to Europe for $25 down payment, humorously promising to equip tourists with anecdotes and "continental" sophistication. The satire mocks Americans seeking to appear cultured after European travel, while the bottom illustration shows a waiter serving drinks, likely referencing the Continental lifestyle being marketed. The page primarily contains humorous travel-related advertising rather than political commentary.
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ScnooL-TEACHER—The only time I feel solvent is when I pass a Librarian. Gullibles’ Travels N= summer for a down payment of 825 you'll be able to get all the benefits of a summer in Europe, and still eat hot dogs in Coney Island. T have on my desk the prospectus of “Seeing Europe in America, Inc.” Listen to it: “We will ship you, parcel post pre- paid, four dozen assorted hotel labels, representing hotels in Paris, Berlin, Nice, Monte Carlo, Switzerland, etc. Paste these on your bags, suitcases and trunks and then descend from a taxicab, with this baggage. All labels guaranteed waterproof and genuine, representing only the best hotels. “We will furnish you withthenames of the head waiters at the smartest European restaurants, so that you may refer to them by name all winter. We'll send you photographs of the captains of all transatlantic liners inscribed ‘to my dear friend ef, with room for you to insert your own name. To each of our clients we supply a different list of foreign nobles met while traveling. (Specify sex of noble desired.) This will give “Got bit once, that's violet camps alone.” Sews your old man. you snappy anecdotal material for all winter. “Complete descriptions of all the tuins in Rome and in the Paris hotels are included in the course. Our handbook of beverages will enable you to discuss fluently your experi- ence with various Continental drinks, We also will coach you how to tell that story about the night you were carried back to your hotel in Rome and how often to repeat it. “Anyreturmedtravelerfrom Europe this past summer will bore you for months with just such material as we have listed above. It will have cost him several thousand dollars. Now, for a mere twenty-five bucks, you can be just as boring next fall as your friends are this one. “Specify, in replying, whether you want to include an affair with the wife of the Austrian count (for males) or whether you want to mention that night in Venice with the Russian duke (for females). All anecdotes passed by all State boards of censor- ships, and guaranteed not to offend even your Aunt Martha fromAkron.” Hugh Wood comicbooks.com