Judge, 1927-01-15 · page 11 of 36
Judge — January 15, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page contains two separate cartoons satirizing social behavior. **Top cartoon**: A courtroom scene where a prisoner explains his disheveled appearance resulted from accidentally ingesting hair restorer meant for his mustache. The humor relies on the absurdity of the excuse and the judge's skepticism. **Bottom cartoon**: The main satire depicts "Mr. Squeamish," a man accustomed to correcting his wife and five daughters at home, unconsciously applying this habit to strangers in public. He's shown commanding a woman to "Pull up your stockings!"—a reference to the era's standards of female modesty. The joke mocks how domestic authority bleeds into inappropriate public behavior, and the social awkwardness this creates. The caption explicitly explains the satire for readers who might miss it. Both cartoons reflect early 20th-century concerns about propriety, male authority, and social embarrassment.
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JUDGE Juvce—How did you get in this condition? Prisoner—I wash putting shome hair reshtorer on m’ moustache an’ th’ bottle shlipped! PULL UP Your, | STOCKINGS , Mr. Squeamish, who has a wife and five daughters, sometimes absent-mindedly carries the habit of admonition into the street. comicbooks.com