Judge, 1926-12-11 · page 4 of 36
Judge — December 11, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains multiple satirical sketches typical of Judge magazine's humor. **"The Night Before Christmas"** (top): A dialogue between characters discussing bootleg liquor procurement during Prohibition, with crude jokes about obtaining "lucky stiff" alcohol through customs officials. The humor relies on Prohibition-era black market references. **"Late Permanently"**: A brief joke about streetcars, likely referencing their prevalence in early 1900s cities. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts a domestic dispute where a wife threatens divorce over her husband's infidelity ("You ducked!"). The satire reflects anxieties about changing marriage dynamics and women's increasing legal rights to divorce. **"Five Secrets of Happiness"**: A cynical list simply repeating "Money" five times, satirizing materialist American values. The page exemplifies Judge's satirical approach to Prohibition, gender relations, and consumerism.
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JUDGE The Night Before i | Christmas ELL, Bill, here’s how.” ““Sgreat stuff.” | “Damdifitisn’t, Bill. Have an- \ other.” | “Surest thing you know.” | ““S pre-war stuff.” “How do you know?” “Bootlegger told me. Gets it straight through a fixed customs official.” “Lu some?” y stiff. Can you get me Easy.” solutely genuine, you say?” “Ab-so-loooot-ly. Look at the label.” | “Well. S'long. I gotta go play Santa Claus for Willie.” “Mygawd! He still believe in Santa Claus?” “Yeah. “The poor fish.” Parke Cummings Late Permanently | Old Man—When did the first street car start running here? Young Man—August 3, 1863. “I just wanted to be sure. I'm | waiting for it.” cry Love is like getting drunk, mar- riage is like the headache the next morning, and divorce is the aspirin | tablet. | Sas When Prohibition is one hundred | per cent. effective, it will be much Sala) more difficult to get a drink. “B-b-but Mabel!” “Oh, yes, I tried everything else and now I’ve had my knees lifted.” a | <j — ae | Angry Motorist—Some of you pe- oy = destrians walk along just as if you owned the streets. Trate Pedestrian—Yes, and some of you motorists drive around just as if you owned the car! Five Secrets of Happiness | | 1 Money. Wire—You ducked! I could get a divorce for that! comicbooks.com