Judge, 1925-11-21 · page 3 of 40
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# Analysis of Judge Page: "Judge" This page contains satirical commentary on contemporary issues rather than a unified cartoon. The main illustration depicts a man swatting a fly near a woman on a sofa, captioned "Thoughtless act of Smithers, who hates flies." The page's text sections mock various topics: entomologists debating mosquitoes as the worst insect; Roman symbolism of horns; Maya pottery preservation; German submarine development; Polish hard coal as jet fuel substitute; Geneva documents from Turkey; and a New York demonstration on burning soft coal. The central joke appears to be that Smithers, despite hating flies, thoughtlessly endangers his companion while attempting to kill one—satirizing careless behavior or misguided solutions. The scattered brief items represent Judge's typical format of humorous social and political commentary on contemporary absurdities and inefficiencies.
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AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS’’ UDGE ‘*LIFE LIBERTY Te tHE ancient Roman plain dwellers the cornucopia was a symbol of the horn of plenty. To modern apartment dwellers the horn of plenty is the saxophone. HHH N THE recent Maya excavations at New Mexico a pottery vase has been unearthed that is said to be in almost perfect condition. This looks as though the servant problem was a serious one even in those days. AIH A GERMAN diver’s recent attempt to broadcast a radio program from the floor of the sea was highly successful. If this keeps up we pre- dict that even the pacifists will heartily indorse the building of more submarines and torpedoes. N ENTOMOLOGIST states that the most troublesome outdoor in- sect in this country is the mosquito. Can it be that this learned gentleman has never been buttonholed by an ardent golf bug? FID OLISHED hard coal is said to make an excellent substitute for jet in the manufacture of rings. The one drawback, of course, is the prohibit- ive cost. FISH Gera was recently swamped with three tons of documents sent from Turkey on the Mosul question. That is nothing at all compared with the result of allowing a Florida real estate company to get hold of your name and address. I" Is pointed out that the spot where the city of Hollywood now stands was at one time a desolate marsh. But then that was in the good old days. PID Nn Cuicaco a new suicide club has been discovered. We understand that their method of departure is to venture out on the streets un- armed. PID DEMONSTRATION was recently held in New York to teach the public how to burn soft coal. A more appropriate subject would have been teaching them how to get enough money to buy it. Thoughtless act of Smithers, who hates flies. comicbooks.com