Judge, 1926-09-18 · page 23 of 36
Judge — September 18, 1926 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous quips and cartoons typical of Judge's early-20th-century satirical format. The jokes range from wordplay to social commentary: **Key recurring themes:** - **Class and pretension**: Multiple jokes mock nouveau-riche affectation (adding "whiskers" to a Ford to resemble a Lincoln; references to Venice street cleaners). - **Gender dynamics**: A burglar rejecting a woman ("I had no intention of taking you"); a young man avoiding necking with a visitor; husband-wife banter about marital discord. - **Ethnic/immigrant humor**: References to "Xbazin" and Venice suggest period stereotyping. - **Youth culture**: Jazz-age dating, exam cheating, and romantic fickleness. **The Washington monument cartoon** (bottom right) plays on the double meaning of "memory"—conflating the monument's physical existence with George Washington's cognitive abilities. The overall tone reflects Judge's upper-class, somewhat cynical perspective on American social life during the Jazz Age, mixing wordplay with gentle mockery of contemporary manners and pretensions.
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