Judge, 1926-05-22 · page 3 of 36
Judge — May 22, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# "Judge" Page Analysis - May 18, 1926 This page contains brief satirical commentary rather than a single cohesive cartoon. The illustration titled "Gran'ma's Boy" shows a young man being chased or propelled away from a boat full of people—likely satirizing the popular Harold Lloyd silent film of that title (1922). The text snippets mock various 1926 topics: Thomas Edison's sleeping habits, jazz orchestras planning international meetings, railroad mergers, celebrity gossip about Mary Lewis's film background, telephone complexity, and weather forecasting. The satire is light and observational rather than pointed political criticism. It captures the magazine's style of gentle ribbing at contemporary cultural trends, celebrity culture, and modern conveniences—typical of Judge's middle-class, humor-focused readership.
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Ol B700695 “*‘LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF JUDGE HAPPINESS" A THEATRICAL magazine says that thousands of American actors will tour Europe this coming summer. Hams across the sea. cert s there is so much controversy just now about railroad mergers, we take this opportunity to suggest that they merge a couple of Pullman berths. HOMAS Eprson is said to be very fond of young children. It is also said that Thomas Edison can get along on four hours sleep. att Free the press we learn that jazz orchestra players from all over the world are planning a mammoth get- together meeting. Very likely the venture is being backed by some enterprising undertakers. eee HOSE whose business it is to delve into the private lives of the great now inform us that at one time Mary Lewis worked in the movies as a bathing girl. to be a diva. Learning, of course, Gran’ma's Boy EF advertisements we learn are 201 parts to a tel The most complicated part, of course, is getting the right number, shots, ceed EATHER forecasters all over the country predict that the coming summer will be one of the dryest in history. This report should be a boom to the umbrella trade. comicbooks.com