Judge, 1926-11-13 · page 3 of 36
Judge — November 13, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine, November 13, 1926 - Content Analysis The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene of chaos—a man arrives home to find his wife, children, and furniture in disarray. The caption reads: "Help! Here comes the whole f-family!" and "Oh, my cats! Look at us—not shaved or nothin'!" This appears to be a **Prohibition-era humor piece** satirizing household disorder and marital comedy. The disheveled state suggests either a wild party or general neglect while the husband was away—likely drinking illegally during Prohibition. The joke plays on the husband's embarrassment at unexpected family arrival catching them unprepared. The surrounding text covers unrelated news items (Pan-European Congress, Cherokee chief adoption, lynchings). This was typical Judge format: satirical commentary mixed with miscellaneous current events.
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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS PAN CONGRESS CLOSED Tue first Pan-European Congress held in Vienna has just come to a successful close. Europe can now return to its. old pan America. game of Arrer a lapse of more than five centuries it has been officially estab- lished that the 98th Emperor of Japan Emperor Chokes. Historians believe this to be one of the oldest chokes of the Empire. as one Breavse he was disappointed in love, »kio confecti eggs. wine, | ice until he r swallowed whisky and fell unconscious and It must have been something he et, no doubt. died a few hours later. “T-Toe! “Oh, my cats! JUDGE THE WORLD'S WITTIEST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926 Tne chief of a tribe of Cherokee Indians has adopted the name of Moses Le Doubtless sures him st disappearing from the face of the earth. this in- Tuner Iynchings in South Caro- and one in ‘Tennessee ed an unusually good wee the South. country that barred Evolution be- Cause of its firm belief in the teach- ings of the Bible. This is the section of the Tu average life of a paper dollar is nine months and the Government, we understand, is experimenting in an effort to make it’ more durable. Perhaps eventually they'll make one that will last from one Saturday to the next. Here comes the whole f-familyl!” Look: at us WEATHER FORECAST (For the Huntiny Season) MIST WEEKLY INN PATRONS SHOT New Jersey houses who refuse to obey the in Patrons of road- structions of raiding Prohibition of ficers are to be shot with camera and flashlight. The will probably get officers, however, themselves shot in the customary way. GrypraL We Per Fi defeated by General Chiang Kai Shek in the battle of Wuchang on the Yangtze River. General Wu Poi Fu is said to be sore as hell. Was re- Tus is about the time of the year when the coal miners lock horns with the operators to prove that they can’t fuel all of the people all of the time. not shared or nothin!” comicbooks.com