Judge, 1926-08-07 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 7, 1926 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon depicts a rainy street scene where a woman asks a judge for water for her car—a visual gag playing on the judge's authority and the absurdity of the request during heavy rain. The humor relies on the incongruity of asking for water when it's abundantly falling. The page contains three separate articles/features: 1. **"History Repeats Herself"** — commentary on confessional magazines revealing women's secrets across time periods 2. **"Eve In 'Secrets from Eden'"** — a woman's anecdote about a battleship salesman and inherited family curses, satirizing gossip columns and scandal narratives 3. **"Cleopatra in 'Gyped in Egypt'"** — Hugh Wood's humorous piece about a Roman suitor, playing with historical romanticization and domestic comedy The page satirizes contemporary magazine culture and sensational storytelling conventions popular in early 20th-century print media.
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History Repeats Herself (Had the “Confession” Magazines Been Established in an Earlier Day) Eve In “Secrets from Eden” “T was taking dictation one morn- ing when Mr. Serpent strolled into the valley. He looked at me with eyes that meant no good and said, “Have an apple, kid?’ “Sir, I replied, ‘I am a good girl from a good home. My father is a battleship salesman and I was brought up to know how to handle myself among the big guns, and to know the difference between right and wrong. and know the apple source to be applesauce. I am a lady. I'm wis Let me earn an honest living for Adam and myself.’ “But he spoke of his trained pterodactyl, his flock of brontosauri and his Elks’ teeth. impetuous, I was young, ignorant; besides, I owed it to future generations to go through with it. The rest you know —let it be a warning to other young married women.” i WAS A‘ SUBT THREAT IWCHTS' VOILE The big cash prize thes time goes to Fritz Beamer of Astoria. Fri seems, has a sweetheart named T Hogbaum. One day 1 “Fritz, why did Cinderella fairy god- mother make her go home at midnight?” Without a thought Fritz replied, “May- be the old lady thought it was bad form to wear diamonds in the morning!” Fritz, by the way, is preparing for high school and expects to make it. Cleopatra in ‘“Gyped in Egypt” “He had such a beautiful Roman nose. He'd come roamin’ to me every afternoon as I was working at the files and I would pretend not to see him. He sent me thousands of slaves and chariots, but my mother warned me that he would an-Nile-ate my reputation. ‘Pick out some nice steady young phimber, mother would say. “One evening he came to me dressed in his new Hart, Schaffner & Marx toga. He wore'a brown derby and had a toothpick over his left ear. ‘Cleo,’ a little apartment: waiting for you in a steam-heated Pyramid up the Nile. I've got the license. Come, let me be your easy Mark Anthony.’ “Tt was the old, old tale of inno- cence and guile on the Nile. Reared as I was, how could I know? he whispered, ‘there is Some- body once said that ‘Rome wasn’t bilked in a day.’ but he certainly fooled me one night.” Hugh Wood comicbooks.com