Judge, 1926-07-31 · page 25 of 36
Judge — July 31, 1926 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page collects short humor pieces satirizing early 20th-century social behaviors and attitudes. The cartoons mock: **Social pretense**: "Wise Dame" ridicules a servant's transparent lie about finding a purse—satirizing class anxieties and dishonesty. **Modern youth culture**: Multiple jokes target young women's cosmetics, smoking, drinking, and "necking" (kissing), with the recurring theme that women adopt these behaviors solely to please men—a critique of both female compliance and male social pressure. **Romance and courtship**: Several pieces mock courtship rituals, including a woman rejecting marriage while offering "sisterhood," and a man bragging about kissing women casually. **College culture**: The "Ode to a Fraternity Ford" satirizes the unreliable automobiles fraternity men owned—vehicles frequently breaking down during dates, forcing embarrassing walks home. The overall satire targets the apparent moral decline of the Jazz Age: drinking, casual intimacy, materialism, and the gap between expressed values and actual behavior. The tone reflects conservative anxiety about rapid social change in the 1920s.
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JUDGE Eastward, Hic “So you're going to Europe?” “Yes, we have to get James away. He’s drinking himself to death.” —Cornell Widow Pan “Tell me, maiden, why do you Powder up your nose, Rouge your cheeks and tint your lips, Roll your silken hose? Smoke and drink and neck; indeed Everything you do?” Said the maiden, “I do these, *Cause you want me to.” —Oklahoma Whirlwind Wise Dame New Maid—I found this purse upon your desk, sir. Junior—I must reward you for your honesty. I left it there pur- posely as a test. “That's what I thought, sir.” —Penn Punch Boul The Wandering Stew. —Pirt PantHER High—Has he ever tried to tell you about his forbears? Hat—Gracious! Don’t tell me he is an animal trainer! —Johns Hopkins Black & Blue Jay sas Teacher—Does any one know what two and two mak Bright One—Please, ma'am, a double date. —Penn Punch Bowl Sue (after proposal)—Oh, Jim, I can't marry you—I-I-I’m not good enough for you! Hr (dejectedly)—Aw, h-ll—just my luck! —Boston Beanpot Ode to a Fraternity Ford Thou odd assembly of nuts and bolts, Of tin, and wood, Purveyor collegiate of women and song, Of brothers, alumni, and bo« k to your master, sp Why do you stand there so dumb? The wheels are all on, the engine is there But still your poor pulse is numb. Ah, ’ti thirs You *!!2966%% wreck of a h: You treat me like I treat the girls; By heck! I’ve got to walk back! —Carnegie Puppet gas you want to whet your “Will you be my wife?” ‘No, but Pil be a sister to you.” “Well, then, just remind your father not to forget his son in his will.” N. Y. Mercury Pan Ruby—Do you know Anna Jones? Red—Well, I've kissed her occa- sionally at dances, but I don’t know her well enough to take my hat off to her. —Bowdoin Bear Skin “Oh, sh I had some one to luv me.” —Co.tumBia JESTER 23 comicbooks.com