Judge, 1926-08-07 · page 5 of 36
Judge — August 7, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains early 20th-century humor pieces rather than political cartoons: **"Krazy Kracks"** presents absurdist wordplay and sight gags typical of Judge's comic style. **"What Ho the Jolly Huntsmen Ta-Ta-Ra-Ra!!"** is a visual joke about sailors misunderstanding refined language—a common theme mocking working-class figures encountering upper-class speech (references to "goldfish instead of sardines"). **"Dizzy Labels"** appears to be a brief pun about a woman named Ruth. **"A Friend in Need"** is a humorous narrative about someone wiring money to help a jailed friend, playing on common urban anxieties about legal troubles and corruption. **The bottom illustration** depicts Mr. Nesbitt trying to appear inconspicuous while strolling with his wife in her large fur coat—satirizing vanity and conspicuous consumption among the wealthy. The humor emphasizes class distinctions, urban anxieties, and marital dynamics typical of the era.
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JUDGE Indisputable.” “Indisputable weather?” Stand By! Men stand for the bosses who cheat “em, Girls stand for the boys who have kissed ‘em. Wives stand for the husbands who beat ‘em. And all stand for the subway system. The Censor’s Best Steppers T= Blue Danube. Keys to Heaven. No Fooling. The Blue Room Prine Sg TA-TA*RA:RAY! Lawson Paynter EVERY INCH A SAILOR Tf you don’t laugh at this one, you are a “dull boy” indeed. Said Heffer- D JOoZy LADEVL man to Count Tolstoy one time, “Are those people you board with wealthy, Leo?” “Lawk-a-mercy, yes,” said the total abstainer. “They serve goldfish instead of sardines in their sandwiches.” Poor Heffer= They call her Ruth, man blushed up to the roots of his teeth. | | Because she’s always “walking home.” A Friend in Need JGtlae' Bays $2 for each (one printed, Ws pinched for speeding yester- day Can you you wire me $10 Jack. Forget it just phone the chief that you know me and everything will be all right Tom. Got a summons to-day for not ap- pearing at court wire me $50 Jack. Don’t worry about it I wired the judge and told him about you so everything will be fixed up all right Tom. Got fined $100 or ninety days in jail wire me enough to cover Jack. The mayor is an old friend of mine just show him this wire and every- thing will be all right let me know how you make out Tom. Everything is all right now I am sleeping under two guards every night “X” marks my cell wish you were here Jack. Jack Shuttleworth tae When automobiles first came out It’s a very hot afternoon—Mr. Nesbitt is strolling with his wife. He is horses were scared of them. That's trying not to look conspicuous alongside her summer furs! what you'eall horse seiiae: comicbooks.com