Judge, 1926-01-02 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 2, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page from Judge magazine contains a satirical cartoon by James Montgomery Flagg accompanying brief humorous anecdotes. The main cartoon depicts two figures running away from a nighttime city scene with a police vehicle visible. The caption explains the joke: someone named "Timmins" obtained a police vehicle for a holdup, but his robbery occurred at midnight on December 31st—likely New Year's Eve—when police were presumably occupied elsewhere, rendering the stolen vehicle useless for his criminal purposes. The surrounding text consists of unrelated satirical observations about contemporary topics: police underpayment, Chicago bootleggers, New York socialites, escaped circus animals in Paris, and proposals to make English a universal language. The humor relies on timing and irony—the criminal's careful planning undermined by bad luck.
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OchB6v0361 “‘LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF UDGE BOOTLEGGING gang in Chicago Fiorina fisherman had to be taken to the hospital after a three hour struggle with a six foot tarpon. It is believed that he severely strained himself in his efforts to illustrate the size of his catch, Fae A TRADE JOURNAL points out that « * most of the wolf skin coats that at present are so popular with the ladies of the New York ensembles come from goats. Ho, hum! sae Tre lions and an elephant recently escaped from a circus in Paris, American visitors were seen to rub their eyes and saunter toward the nearest drug stores. ling ymrane WSs claims to have been paying $8,000 a month to 300 policemen for protection. This amounts to only $26.66 per man, and appears to justify the plea that our policemen are underpaid. Pas A .. men are born free and equal. *% Marriage, as an_ institution, comes somewhat later. Peet (\RoM canary breeders we learn that a bird may be taught to sing by placing a basin of water in its cage. A cake of soap and a bath towel would undoubtedly make the temp- tation irresistible. HAPPINESS’? Acconpixe to a university. pro- £¥ fessor, sleep is merely a form of intoxication, New Yorkers are liv ing in dread of the day when the honorable Mr. Bruckner learns. of this and orders the padlocking of all bedrooms. Aas from Aman Plainfield, N. J. + % Claims to be the world’s greates movie hero. He says that he has sat through them all. tae iG Is proposed to make English the universal language. It is also suggested that the campaign begin in New York City. a Timmins thoughtfully provided himself with a police whistle but it didn't do him much good because his holdup occurred precisely at midnight—December 31. comicbooks.com