Judge, 1926-06-26 · page 7 of 37
Judge — June 26, 1926 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The main cartoon depicts a car on a winding road with passengers, captioned "Gee! Pa, you decide awful sudden where we are going to picnic!" This appears to be satirizing sudden, impulsive decision-making, likely reflecting early 20th-century automobile culture and family outings. The page contains several miscellaneous items: "Memoirs of a Happy Commencement" features brief comedic letters about graduation and prom mishaps. The "Under Full Sail" section shows two women and includes humorous exchanges about dating and social etiquette. The remaining content comprises short jokes and observations about everyday life—overdrawn bank accounts, grammar school, reading habits, and social embarrassments. This represents typical Judge magazine fare: light domestic humor targeting middle-class American readers of the era.
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JUDGE Pa, you Memoirs of a Happy Commencement Must inform you that your account is overdrawn. Please call immediately or. . . invitation Will ar- Betty Just received your su for commencement prom. rive Wednesday. Love, see “My goodness, it seems only a few years ago little Robert starting to grammar school.” . and will be glad to start you was just in at twenty-five a week with chances for advancement have completed — our course... . after you two-year training Sprained ankle. Aufully sorry can- not come to prom. Love, Betty “Yes, sir, absolutely guaranteed, and only It's just a little something, Robert, a quart.” but I know you're fond of reading, and I always did like John Ruskin so much. “Where, oh, where are the grave W here, oh, where are old seniors? the grave old. “Tcan’t think of anything worse than “Raining cats and dogs,” remarked a weather-beaten old article to her friend Clara. “1 can,” twinkling. “What is it!” inquired Mrs. Hinch- cliffe, prepared to hear the worst. “ “Hailing taxis!’ ” exclaimed Clara triumphantly, thus scoring ten points. replied the latter, her eye for prom. You old dear, will arrive Wednesday Love Dottie Ankle all right again. Arrive Wed- nesday after all for prom. Love, Betty * * + “Sh th’ funniesht predic’ment Freddie—'sh just th’ funniesht predic’ment. .. . wash ever in, “The world needs real men, men with high ideals, with aim deter- mination to stand for the best that is in them, Four years in these ancient halls of stamp of responsibility on every one ning have set a of you, to go forth and . . sonice of Uncle Ed and Aunt Matilda to surprise us. must get cards... “Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.” “Domine, ego admitto te ad gradum Artibus . 2.” . and wasn’t it all just too wonderful! Richard S. Wallace You simply them some admission Baccalaurei in Forza Del Destino No traffic cop is fortunate; Success from him must flit, For he, alas, but half the time Can make a GO of it. comicbooks.com