Judge, 1925-12-26 · page 4 of 37
Judge — December 26, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains **satirical gift suggestions** and humor pieces rather than political cartoons. The top illustration mocks gift-giving with Santa telling a woman "P-s-s-t, try not to bring me anything sensible"—satirizing impractical Christmas presents. The suggested gifts are deliberately absurd (cemetery plots for pedestrians, cuss words for bootleggers), mocking what people actually give. The middle section lists "Famous Partnerships" (Up & Down, Pro & Con, etc.)—wordplay jokes. The bottom cartoon titled "CAUGHT!" depicts Santa trapped on a rooftop, apparently caught by bill collectors. The caption states "The long-suffering bill payers at last nab the bird who started all the trouble"—blaming Santa/Christmas commercialism for financial hardship during what appears to be an economically difficult period.
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Toy Appropriate Christmas DEPARTMENT Gifts Fo a golfer—Photograph of his | home. For the owner of a second-hand | car—Ten dollars worth of street car tickets. | For a flapper—Copy of “What a | Woman of Ninety Oughtn’t to | Know.” For a grandmother—Tennis rac. quet, pair of skates, or reliable alarm | clock. For a pedestrian—Cemetery plot. | For a traffic policeman—One hun. dred new cuss words. For a bootlegger—Case of genuine Scotch. For a five-year old—Cigarette case, sport roadster, or golfing outfit, R. K. Hall Famous Partnerships 'o & Fro. Up & Down. Pro & Con. By & By. Through & Through. So & So. By & Large. Now & Then. High & Dry. Come & Go. More & More. Tried & True. Warp & Woof. A guy wrote a Xmas thyme. It made almost any jingle by Eddie Guest look positively Keatsian orSwinburnean. It was a crime and no mistake. I have heard of men being hung or shot for doing less. But the guy got the idea to shape it like this. A check for $ CAUGHT! was sent him. The long-suffering bill payers at last nab-the bird who started Willard King Bradley : all the trouble. an comicbooks.com