Judge, 1926-04-10 · page 20 of 36
Judge — April 10, 1926 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor compilation page from Judge magazine featuring jokes and cartoons from various college publications. The content reflects 1920s-era collegiate and social satire: **Main themes:** - **Prohibition-era drinking jokes**: References to "grain alcohol" and liquor substitutes (candy), reflecting the dry law's unpopularity - **Labor union mockery**: A joke about union "matches that strike anywhere," satirizing labor organizing - **College life humor**: Dumb Dora and engineer jokes, fraternity pins, poets, models - **Dating/courtship**: Jokes about kissing, engagements, and parental disapproval - **Marriage satire**: A quip that marriage is "wonderful" but families shouldn't have one—inverting the institutional praise The cartoons use simple line drawings typical of 1920s college humor. The sourcing from various college papers (Cornell Widow, Texas Ranger, Carnegie Puppet, etc.) shows this was a national collegiate humor compilation. The overall tone is mildly risqué for the era while remaining family-appropriate.
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The opening bars of that old ballad: “T've been given the time of my life and now I’m going home.” —Cauirornia PELICAN Famous Macks —intosh. Holy —erel. —aroni. — no difference. —Tezas Ranger tae Cinderella—Godmother, leave the ball at twelve? The Good Fairy—You'll not go at all, if you don’t stop swearing. —Williams Purple Cow Pos Lady (visiting in slums) —How low! Inebriate in Gutter—H’lo ya’shelf. —Michigan Gargoyle must I “Her party was so boring last night that I fell asleep on the davenport.” “Oh, that’s the bunk.” —Boston Beanpot Poor Jack is dead, we mourn his loss, Doe did the best he could; He thought it was grain alcohol, But the grain was in the wood. —U. S.N. Log tae “Boss, gimme some of them labor union matches.” “How now, hireling, labor union matches?” “The kind that strikes anywhere, boss.”” —Carolina Buccaneer Se ONE Long live the Kink! —CornELL Winow aes “I won’t have Mr. Jones kissing you like that, Mabel.” “But, Dad, give him a chance. He’s only just beginning.” —C.C. N.Y. Mercury PSs Marriage is a wonderful institution —no family should be without it. —Cincinnati Cynic ‘ell him we lost our census years ago.” —Wisconstn Octopus Pas Dumb Dora—What makes a col- litch fellow give his pin to a girl when he gets engaged to her? Dumb Engineer—The girl. —Bucknell Belle Hop sae Officer—Who is that sap roaming around suspicious-like? Cop—'Tis a poet, so he says. “Ah, and did he show his poet's license?” —Carnegie Puppet PAH They say candy is a substitute for liquor but it never made me want to sing “Sweet Adeline.” —Colby White Mule “The model told me that she would do three semi-nude drapes for $10.” “How much did she say she would take off for cash?” —N. Y. Mep.ey comicbooks.com