Judge, 1926-03-20 · page 18 of 36
Judge — March 20, 1926 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects jokes supposedly heard at theatrical performances, presented as comic vignettes. The humor reflects 1920s attitudes about marriage and gender roles. The top panel depicts a domestic quarrel where a husband complains his wife gave him "the best seven years" of his life, implying marriage has since deteriorated. Below are separate jokes: one about a man's idle father-in-law; another where a woman admits sabotaging her husband's joke at a dinner party; a third involving a nurse who apparently didn't understand a marital reference; and finally, a play on words about "chicken feed" (small money) that someone confuses with actual poultry. The humor targets marital discord, nagging wives, incompetent family members, and miscommunication. These represent typical vaudeville/stage comedy tropes of the era—formulaic jokes about domestic unhappiness and gender conflict that audiences apparently found entertaining.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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