Judge, 1927-06-04 · page 13 of 36
Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains three satirical cartoons mocking different subjects: **"How to Board a Street-Car"** (top): A humorous advice column that absurdly treats streetcars as living creatures requiring proper diet and care. The satire satirizes both the contemporary obsession with "proper etiquette" for the new technology of electric streetcars and pseudo-scientific health fads of the era. **"Truckman" (middle)**: A joke about a truckman ordering ten tons of nougat "for the wives and kiddies"—satirizing either excess consumerism or immigrant families' perceived dietary habits (nougat being associated with Middle Eastern/Turkish sweets). **"Turkish Judge" (bottom)**: A joke about Ottoman divorce law, where a judge awards each of three wives alimony of "three hundred fifty sheckels a week." This satirizes both the perceived exoticism of non-Western legal systems and polygamy, presenting it as absurd and financially ruinous. The page reflects early 20th-century American attitudes toward technology, immigration, and non-Western cultures through humor.
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JUDGE How to Board a Street-Car A good deal has been said and written lately about the proper way to board a street-car. / one who would be swagger or chic must know that there is only one way—the right way—to board this newest of all fads, as it has been termed. Hence, a few timely suggestions. The ordinary street-car, as a rule, is not a heavy feeder, but his diet must be varied if you would have him free from scurvy. A few fresh vegetables served with the meat course will keep your pet in trim. I would advise cutting out starchy foods alto- as starch eventually turns nd forms a coating over car, which is illy suited to that “monarch among animals,” to apply a popular name. Who has not seen some poor street-car ambling aimlessly along, thickly coated with sugar? Is there a sadder sight? Ans No. Plain, wholesome foods and thick, nutritious soups like beef-broth, barley and boiled onions will make the ideal diet for an anaemic street-car, and a little fresh gruel thinned with warm milk will work wonders for him when he is indisposed. Do not wait for cavities to appear. Be sure that your toothbrush is not too large for your mouth; many a man has been inadvertently cut off in his prime by swallowing a toothbrush. And, above all, keep away from your lodge if your feet : trouble -you:;. Many a sévious —I love my wives, but oh, Euphrates! case of club feet could have been avoided if the feet’s owner had at home instead of gone g around to visit the boys. A stitch in time saves nine, says the old saw, and God help you if they have to stitch your feet. It’s bad enough when they stitch your shoes, let alone your feet. Think it over, boys, and when you come across some more of that tin-foil, don’t throw it away. Think of our boys in the trenches without toothbrushes and do your bit toward crushing the dread Hun menace. You can go now, children, but I’d like to see Titheradge, Todhunter, Ap- thorpe, Aspinwall, Rapfogel, and Flowers for a minute. c —Perecman hundred fifty sheckels a Treekman—Did you order ten tons of nougat? g I did it for the wives and kiddies.” Turkisu Stanc— Turkisn JupGe—Divorce is granted to the plaintiffs and three k-alimony is awarded to each one! 11 comicbooks.com