Judge, 1926-01-09 · page 26 of 36
Judge — January 9, 1926 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine (a satirical publication) contains mostly **advertisements and humor columns** rather than political cartoons. The left side features patent medicine ads (Mothersill's seasickness remedy, blood pressure treatment, Piso's cough syrup) typical of early 20th-century magazines—many making dubious health claims. **"The Cheer"** section comprises short jokes submitted by readers from college publications. The humor is genteel and unsophisticated by modern standards: puns about collars and eating utensils, deliberately absurd "questions" (who shot the albatross?—a literary reference), and jokes about relationships and physical mismatches. One cartoon shows a figure captioned "I Miss My Swiss"—likely referencing Switzerland or Swiss people, possibly related to WWI-era sentiments, though the specific context is unclear. The jokes reflect early 20th-century collegiate humor: mildly insulting, focused on wordplay and unexpected twists, with occasional ethnic stereotyping ("wops"). No coherent political message is evident on this page.
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ENTIRELY FREE FROM THE NAUSEA SEAana TRAIN SICKNESS Nothing will contribute more to the comfort and pleasure of your trip than Mothersill’s, No mat- ter how rough the voyage or rocky the ride, you can prevent all symptoms of nausea and enjoy your experiences. 75¢. & $1.50 at Drug Stores or dire on receipt of Price The Mothersill Romegy Co... N.Y. City i SEASICK Dy BAG EME OD “POPULAR RADIO is without question the best radio magazine” You will understand when you see it how very interesting and valuable it is to every owner of a radio receiving set and to every one considering the building or the purchase of a set HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (led pre ms iss Soe cent! While 50 points above normal in- creases your chances of dying 31 cent! A Chicago physici: ter Water Treatment reduced my blood pressure 70 points in 45 days.’ FREE! Este sia Fes wont WITTER WATER CO., Dept. 19-01 608 So. Dectbers St., Chicago PISO’S frcoughs Quick Relief! A pleasant effective syrup 35c and 60c size And externally, use PISO Throat and Chest Salve,35c Always insist upon having ABBOTT'S Tonic Appetizer fersz vars BITTERS Hap—ts this collar clean enough to eat with? Sap—No! Use a knife and fork. —Penn Punch Bowl Cannon Bawl Craves to Know Who was the hostess at the Boston Tea Party? Who shot the Albatross? Why Nora Bayes? What Jennie Wad Who paid Pickett’s Charge? If Stonewall Jackson was a Mason? —Gettysburg Cannon Baul sae “What you need is an electric bath,” said the doctor. “Not for me,” said the patient. “My uncle got drowned in one of those things in Sing Sing.” —Georgia Tech. Yellow Jacket tae She—I wouldn't think of marrying such an intellectual monstrosity and physical misfit as you are—you nun ull! Do you get me? He—Well, from the general trend of your conversation, I should judge not. —Oregon Orange Owl ttt She—I love swinging lamps, don’t you? Sap—Too darned heavy for me, I use dumb-bells. —Williams Purple Cow _LRearsoey Crane’ “26 “Qdorono, a moth lives an awful life.” “How come, Fauntleroy?” “He has to spend the summer in a fur coat and the winter in a bathing suit.” —PEnN State Froru Crd M. D. (after careful examination) —Some foreign substances have lodged in your eye. O'Reilley—Oi_ knowed ut, thot’s what oi git fer wurrikin wid dem wops. —IHamilton Royal Gaboon SHH Yes, we met a dumb girl this sum- mer. She thought kid finish was a foreign heavyweight boxer. —Gettysburg Cannon Bawl wy a ———— OF Ersanf 29 “I Miss My Swiss.” —Yate REcorp comicbooks.com