Judge, 1926-05-22 · page 4 of 36
Judge — May 22, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 2 This page contains several standalone humor pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. **"Grandfather's Clock"** shows a man frantically adjusting a large clock—likely satirizing the then-common practice of manually setting clocks, perhaps referencing daylight saving time debates or the chaos of inconsistent timekeeping. **"Anachronistic"** jokes about old-fashioned domestic comfort, with grandmother's slippers representing nostalgia. **"Toasts of the Day"** and **"Funny Bones"** are brief witticisms about modern life and morality. **"Jenny, the Blâsé Check Girl"** satirizes a young working woman's jaded attitude toward romance and social conventions—reflecting Jazz Age anxieties about changing female behavior. The cartoons mock Victorian standards while poking fun at modern manners and generational differences typical of 1920s humor.
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Grandfather’s clock. Anachronistic Gpannua sat rocking and knitting by the fireside. Tabby purred at her feet. “There ain’t no place like home,” she remarked, dropping a stitch, “and no shoes as comfortable as these old slippers of mine.” It was a pretty picture, the fire- light casting a ruddy glow over the room; simplicity, quiet—far from the madding crowd. es * * It was the opening scene of a re- vival of a once successful Victorian drama. G. A. P. AZZ O IABELS California, hear us come. Judge pays $5 for each one printed. agasts Of the qj qpasts OF theca, QP Here's to the modern BF is [SS Grandmother — may ‘ : she never pass out. Judge pays $5 for each one printed Oe wee Many a man lives by the sweat of his fraul Judge pays $5 for each one printed) Oh, the moonshine’s made to-night along the Wabash; From the corn they still good licker every day; Through the sycamores the enforce- ment cops are sneaking On the banks of the Wabash far away. Nate Collier Our Morals Are Saved by These LEAN collars. Good-by. Fine thread. Nice weather. Angel cake. Proper nouns, Modest incomes. Righteous indignation. Unblemished complexions. Perfect participles. Suppressed sighs. Lawson Paynter Jenny, the Blasé Check Girl (With Apologies to Leigh Hunt) ENNY checked my coat and hat, Yawning on the chair she sat in; And my tip was pretty fat— Scribe, into your list, put that in. Say I'm bitter, say I’m bad, Say that ruthless fate has spanked me, Say most anything, but add Jenny thanked me! Cyrano “Who was the lady I saw you with last night?” “That was no lady, that was my grandmother.” comicbooks.com