Judge, 1926-03-20 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 20, 1926 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"The absent-minded flapper"** (top): A cartoon mocking a young woman of the 1920s for her scatterbrained nature—a common stereotype of the era's "flapper" generation. 2. **Letter to the editor** (left): A reader recounts repeatedly forgetting to buy typewriter ribbon, discovering a box of stationery instead, then cutting up new ribbon as a reminder—only to forget the ribbon anyway. It's a humorous anecdote about absent-mindedness. 3. **"How to Tell if People Are Absent-minded"** (right): A satirical list showing various professions (barber, dentist, bootlegger, etc.) and their telltale signs of distraction. The bootlegger reference suggests Prohibition-era context. The page satirizes absent-mindedness as a widespread social affliction across all professions and classes.
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Hello Jack \ old jean 1 = The absent-minded flapper. To the Editor of Juvce: AR Sir: For quite a long while I’ve planned to write a story for your “Absent-minded Number.” Two weeks ago I sat down to write and then remembered that my type- writer was at the repair shop. The next day I went down to Mr. Gold- berg’s and paid the $5 I had borrowed on it and brought it home. Then I discovered that I didn’t have any paper. A few days later, I forget just how many, I stopped in a store to buy a vacuum cleaner for my wife but when I got home and opened the package it turned out to be a box of stationery. This again reminded me about the story I was going to write for you so I put one of the sheets of paper in my machine and began writing. An hour,or perhaps several hours later, I can’t just remember, I was quite put out to discover there wasn’t any ribbon in the machine. Then two days ago, because I couldn’t find a string to tie around my finger, I cut off a piece of a new typewriter ribbon I found in one of my desk drawers, and with this securely knotted about my thumb for a reminder, I walked to the corner store and purchased a ribbon for my machine. This time I am positive I haven'e forgotten a thing. And the only reason I haven't a story to send you is because whatever it was I was going to write about has somehow slipped my mind. Yours very truly, Jack Shuttleworth Man who let his mind wander while lathering himself for the morning shave. How to Tell if People Are Absent-minded A BARBER—if he doesn’t say, “Hair’s getting kind of thin on top. How about a shampoo?” A dentist—if he doesn’t say, “Hmmm. You should have been here six months ago. Now I’m not going to hurt you.” A bootlegger—if he doesn’t say, “This is real pre-war stuff, I get it direct from a sailor on an English freighter.” A husband—if he doesn’t say, “Nope, sorry, can’t, the little woman's waiting dinner for me. Well, just’ one.” A golfer—if he doesn’t say, “I was off my game to-day. this course A head-waiter—if he doesn’t “Sorry, sir, no tables just at prese T usually make driver—if he doesn’t say, ide o” the street's that on again?” * A plumber—if he doesn’t say, “I've forgotten my copy of ‘The Rubiayat.’”” Confused father who was told to dress baby and take him and the dog out for a walk. comicbooks.com