Judge, 1926-10-02 · page 4 of 36
Judge — October 2, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page satirizes early 20th-century American bureaucratic expansion through mobile courts. The top cartoons mock Los Angeles installing a "traffic court on wheels," followed by predictions of a "marriage license bureau" and "divorce court" also becoming mobile vehicles—suggesting government is becoming increasingly intrusive and omnipresent in citizens' lives. The "Prophecy" caption cynically implies that if courts can travel, divorce proceedings will soon be as mobile and accessible as other government services, commenting on rising divorce rates and expanding state regulation. The bottom section contains unrelated humor about train delays and automobiles blocking railroad crossings—typical early-automotive-era jokes reflecting public frustration with newfangled cars interfering with established transportation. The overall message criticizes government overreach through bureaucratic proliferation.
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JUDGE MARRIAGE LICENSE BUREAU WE CAN NOW LOOK FORWARD TO THIS--~ caster! AND THIS. Prophecy Gaff—Where’s Guff’s family living now? Gaf—In a dandy new four-door sedan. Fae “Mother, there’s somebody at the door.” “Find out which installment col- lector it is.” Pas “Conductor, what's holding up the train so long? The wrecking crew went by hours ago.” “Sorry—this isn’t one of our own accidents. They’re clearing the automobiles off the track at the next crossing.” In running the Government it’s not the overhead that costs, it’s the underhand, Then Smile A Sunshine Verse V 7WEN you're grouchy and blue, and you've nothing to do; When everything's hollow and gray; When an indigo sheen, is the shade of your mien, Then behave in the following way: Be as cool as you please, let your countenance freeze, Be surly, sareastic and glum; Be brazen and boorish, be quite un- endurish, Be dopey, didactic and dumb; Be uncouth and unkind and you shortly will find That you cannot be downcast for long: For it’s only worthwhile, when you're angry, to smile, When you've made all your friends feel all wrong. Carroll Carroll sae Nowadays a candidate passes his hat around before throwing it in the ring. Things of Which I Shall Always Stand in Awe Tae Einstein Theory — Landlords —Headwaiters — Spaghetti Aeroplanes — Editors — Sword Swallowers—Big Game Hunters- Female Impersonators—War—Hyp- notists—Motorists—Futurist Art- Esperanto—Formal Dinners—Syn- thetic Gin—Reformers—Dowagers Hash—English, as she is spoke Automobile Salesmen—Lap Dogs- Lap Babys—My Wife’s Mother My Wife’s Mother's Daughter. Marion E. Burns i i The Broncho Buster . . - has no parking problem. comicbooks.com