Judge, 1926-09-11 · page 18 of 35
Judge — September 11, 1926 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page combines humor columns with social satire typical of early 20th-century American wit. **Top cartoon**: Shows a mother and child confronting a man, with the caption "Yes, Mammy Confessed Ernest I Stole the Peanuts!" This is a domestic comedy joke playing on a child's confession of petty theft—humor derived from childhood misbehavior and parental discipline. **"What the Butler Said to Ruth"**: A lengthy joke about missionaries stranded on an island making puns about their predicament ("pickle," "jam," "preserve"). The humor relies on wordplay and the incongruity of religious figures making bad jokes. **Right column titled "Obrien Outloud"**: A series of one-liner jokes and social observations by R.C. O'Brien covering contemporary concerns: reckless driving, alcohol prohibition penalties, divorce courts, and dating. These mock 1920s social anxieties and behaviors—particularly Prohibition enforcement and changing gender roles. **Bottom**: Notes that the "semi-tabloid newspaper" balances accessibility with entertainment value, reflecting Judge's own format. The overall tone is light satire of everyday American life rather than political commentary.
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MMY CONFESSED ERNEST | STOLE THE PEANUTS! WHAT THE BUTLER SAID TO RUTIL fre you ready for the biggest laugh in years? Then hold on to your seats and let's go! They say a party of missionaries was marooned on a desert 4 island, Said one of them, “Well. we're ina pickle now!” Ves.” replied There was an instant of silence and then a second, “A regular jam!” Brother Goldfarb piped up, “Heaven preserve us!” There was an ex- plosion of laughter. Those missionaries never had a dull moment whilst on that island, ‘Obrien QGutloud” T motorist spins on the highway, ‘The housewife in far away countries, Ane. The semi-tabloid newspaper, while giving its readers a more handy edition, still caters to their main interests. Dangers of Spinning The buck dancer spins on his heel, She spins on her old spinning wheel. list spins on his eyele, ancer spins on her toes, And’ sometimes: she gets’so: blamed diz: She falls and then spins on her hose. 0 If you lend a friend five dollars and you never see him again, it’s worth it, fo} Peaulties for liquor violations usial to be worse than they are now. Rip Van Winkle took a couple of drinks and did a twenty year stretch. oO T tried to shave myself one day But I met with disaster; X marks the spot where I went wrong The X is of court plaster. oO That night club ha license, It ought to be revoked; They put a red hot mamma out Just because she smoked. oO If the divorce courts didn’t sepa rate some couples the police would have to. fe) If you save half your salary every week for ten years at the end of that time you'll be an exception. oO The only dates some old maids ever get are the ones on their tomb- R.C. O'Brien stones. comicbooks.com