Judge, 1926-09-18 · page 5 of 36
Judge — September 18, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Judge* magazine features several satirical items: **"Dizzy Labels"** mocks wives arguing over clothing, with the judge awarding $7 per printed submission. **"The First Aid"** cartoon shows a man offering a drink to someone who appears to be falling or in distress from a window—likely satirizing ineffective or absurd "solutions" to problems. **"Krazzy Kwacks"** contains wordplay puns on "Isle" and boxing humor about "Some Guys Pretty Hard." **"It Won't Be Long Now"** depicts a couple purchasing a new car on installment ($150 down on a piano), satirizing consumer debt and the American fascination with buying things on credit. **"No Decrease in Vice"** references telephone operators, commenting on workplace automation and its failure to reduce moral problems. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns about consumer credit, gender relations, and modern anxieties.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
OISZY ADELS “They all call him, Billy!” | Because “He's always but- ting in. Judge pays $5 or each one mother intervened when her daughters scrapped about wearing each other's clothes, but now she’s usually involved in the argu- ment herself. Formerly a sae “So few married women of to-day give a thought to the past. They all seem to be living in the future.” “Not my wife. “I gave her a car not long ago, and she’s living in the present.” Warning Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day—there may be a law against it by that time. KRAVYANSRACKS cS a asentence winiowee Isle” This week's guffaw is furnished by the snappy come-back of a Mr. X— of Canarsie. It seems a friend re- marked to him, “What we need, Luther, is a nice warm rain to bring things out of the ground.” “Hush,” mumbled X—, “I’ve got two there already!” The subject was im- mediately dropped. JUDGE The very first aid. It Won’t Be Long Now He (beaming)—Well, wife, I maae the deal for the new car to-day. Sixteen hundred complete with all accessories, And they allowed me $150 on our old piano. No Decrease In Vice While the automatic telephone has thrown large numbers of hello girls out of work, it hasn’t lessened the number of the company’s vice- presidents whatever. comicbooks.com