Judge, 1926-07-24 · page 5 of 36
Judge — July 24, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several humorous pieces typical of 1920s Judge magazine: **"Funnybones"** offers light wordplay about swimming and betting at the English Channel. **"Epilaughs"** presents a dark joke about John Brown's body being picked apart by crows—a morbid pun. **"Krazy Kracks"** shows a play on the word "congeal" (Jack's conga line went uphill). The main cartoon depicts a wife monitoring her husband via a "Play-a-graph" (playback device) installed in their home—satirizing emerging surveillance technology and marital suspicion in the modern era. **"A Short Wait by Comparison"** jokes about the Hudson River bridge project delays, comparing them to ferry commutes. The bottom section contains domestic humor about wives' clothing budgets and husbands' marital regrets. The satire targets 1920s anxieties about modern technology, gender relations, and consumer culture.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE homes— word in’ a hone printed We'd like to ma a bet nobody would ever swim the English Channel without the aid of a movie camera. tt Some wed for better or for worse, But, gosh, I never would; I'd do my finding out before, And then I'd wed for good, ere “Now don’t flare up, Mother,” said Johnny as he touched a match to his mother after soaking her in | kerosene. John Brown's body Lies pickled to the ears; With what he has imbibed It should keep for many yeur The wife in the country has a Play-o-graph installed to follow her husband's movements in the city. mwa ii 14a andl Kage pays $5 tor each one pri Wh odf KRADYg RACKS (ZY Give a sentence withthe word, “Jack congeal went up the hill.” A Short Wait by Comparison Blink—When will the new bridge across the Hudson be completed? Blank—In about five years; motor to Jersey via ferry and you won't have to wait so long to get across the river. as When my wife learned that women were supposed to wear 20 ounces of clothing, she had to buy some more. sae Mae—I’m so glad you like it. Mother says chicken salad and straw- Many a husband regrets that he berry tarts are the only things I make correctly. has but one wife to send to the SuE—Which is this, darling? country. | comicbooks.com