Judge, 1926-02-13 · page 5 of 36
Judge — February 13, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains practical automotive advice ("Winter Hints for Motorists") by Chet Johnson, addressing 1920s-era car maintenance challenges: keeping radiators from freezing, battery issues in cold weather, and starter problems. The cartoons provide humorous commentary on gender roles and marriage. One sketch mocks a man married to a bathing-suit model, suggesting he's a poor judge of character. Another features "His Secretary," presenting her through contrasting descriptors—"Frivolous" to his wife but "Ingenuous" to her boss—satirizing how women were perceived differently depending on their social context and male perspective. The final cartoon depicts a wife taking the wheel, subverting traditional gender expectations about driving, likely reflecting post-WWI shifts in women's independence.
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Winter Hints for Motorists AS EXCELLENT way to keep your radiator from freezing is to take it to bed with you e' night. Putting on the chains at the first drop minimizes the danger of skid- ding on slippery streets, but an even safer system is to park the car after the first pint. If the motor coughs and wheezes when started on cold mornings, put three drops of gargle and a couple of cough drops in the gas tank. Cold weather is hard on batteries. Have yours tested and filled fre- quently. If buying coal keeps you broke, don’t pay cash for your battery—have it charged. Sometimes the starter will grind for five minutes without one cylinder showing a sign of life. This can be remedied by turning on the switch. The difficulty in shifting g unusually cold mornings also ca overcome by unlocking the trans- mission. If you must forget these little de- tails, at least remember that too much oil will give your motor hali- tosis and cause your best friends to walk across the street when you drive up to them. Chet Johnson “The rascals! They put something in this gin!” His Secretary How She Appeared to His Wife His Office Boy Frivolous Serious Designing Ingenuous Painted Radiant Fresh Unapproachable Clothes crazy Swell Dangerous Motherly Grasping Generous As for him, he couldn't have told you, to save his life, what she looked like or how she acted. In fact, he even had to keep her name jotted down on the daily memo pad. Stanley Jones The man who married the bathing girl who poses for the covers says “T'll drive,” remarked the wife, she's a good wife but an auful judge of temperature! as sl:c climbed into the back seat. comicbooks.com