Judge — March 20, 1926 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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What's this country coming to, With all this night club and speakeasy raiding going on it's getting so a man’s afraid to call his drink his own! I'm going to write my Congressman about it! But then I suppose he’s just as sore as I am. anyway! > And the worst of it is it has started raiding parties. If they hear a plac is apt to be “pulled” that evening just try and get in! This invitation came in the mail the other morning: The proprietor of the “Cat's Meow” requests the pleasure of your company at a raiding party Friday evening. Favors to throw at the policemen will be presented to the ladies and souvenir police whistles to the gentlemen. R.S.V.P. (Raid starts very promptly.) oe And speaking of night clubs, there's a new place way over on Second avenoo near eighty-toid called The Gypsy Inn or € you'll meet anyone from Blood to Reggie Par! . mighty interesting . dancer... Mignon... que there and a areal artist. fp Took in the Kit Kat ball last week and how the old place has changed! Time was, when the Kit Kat was almost an affair of state... . this year it looked like the Butter and 1 mighty fine book this week. Pig Iron,” by Charles Norris . rather long-winded, but I liked it even better than “Brass” or“ —f- Have you heard “Sleepy Time Gal” on the records? It isn’t very new, but it’s a humdinger. — The Six Best “Stepper: “Sleepy Time Gal” “Only a Ro: “Cuddle Up “I Know $ (By the Way). “What Can They See in Dancing?” (By the Way). “That Certain Feeling"—(Tip- Toes) fh -(Vagabond King) (Bunk: of 1926). meone Loves Me™ Gosh, Lforgot! I was supposed to something special for the Absent-minded Number! write di! (With Due Apologies) History Hinges on Mere Coincidence A sseutixc that important _his- £% torical personages had suffered from absent-mindedness, think how historical lore changed If Nero had inadvertently left his fiddle on the piano that morning. If Sir Walter Raleigh had for- gotten to put on his coat when he went strolling. If Samson had thoughtlessly gotten a hair-cut once in a while would have been If George Washington had over- looked chopping down that cherry tree. If Paul Revere had forgotten to set his alarm clock on that memorable night. If Ben Franklin had ever thought of flying a kite And if Eve had put the apple in the ice box and then forgotten about it! Hugh Wood A Way to Reduce A tout gave me a tip on a horse the other day and told me I couldn't lose. He was a liar. I lost’ several pounds just watching the horses run around the track. eee You tell people you have water on the knee and they don’t seem to care, But tell them you have something on your hip and they become interested immediately. Egger’s convention. “Gee! 1 forgot and ett a mouthful too much!” comicbooks.com