Judge, 1927-06-04 · page 25 of 36
Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from satirical magazine *Judge* contains multiple short jokes and one advertisement, typical of early 20th-century humor magazines. **Key Content:** The main cartoon shows two silhouetted men examining a Wrigley's Spearmint Gum package—an advertisement disguised as editorial content. **The jokes** reflect period social attitudes: - "The Little Gray Hole in My Vest" mocks moths as having surprising "knowledge" of fabric - Multiple jokes target "gold-diggers" (women pursuing men for money) - A "Desperate Darkey" section uses offensive racial caricature and dialect to depict a Black man seeking legal separation rather than divorce - College humor focuses on dating, poverty, and male anxieties about women's motives **Social Context:** These jokes reflect 1920s anxieties about changing gender roles, wealth, and relationships. The racist content reflects the casual racism normalized in publications of this era. The advertisement seamlessly integrates product placement into the editorial—common practice before modern advertising distinctions.
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The Little Gray Hole in My Vest There's a little gray hole in my vest. It happened the place that was best. For a hole in the coat or a hole in the pants Are both of the kind you can sec at a glance, But you always can button your coat, And hide all defects in the vest. So here’s to the moth with such knowledge of cloth, Such insight is rare in a pest. Yate Recorp st Globe Trotter to the Occident? Have you been Mrs, New-Rich—No, reahly! Was anyone hurt? Lemon Brrr Sats First Student—That girl you've started going with is a smart li'l gold-digger. Second Pauper—Then all I've got to say is, she’s a damn poor geologist. —Coronavo Dovo SAS Lawycr—You are sure that you can't trust your and yet you don’t want to divorce her? Desperate Darkey—No, sah, but Ah would like to get out an injunction or something against her. —Penn Strate Froru “Brother, mitt me! I’ve just shot my first moose. Isn’t that fine?” “Fine! Thirty dollars!” —SrTanrorp CHAPARRAL from its cool fresh flavor of mint leaves. e) Cleansing and soothing to mouth and throat. A After Every Meal There was once a woman who wouldn't get married because she had a parrot that swore all morn a dog that growled all after- noon, and a cat that stayed out all night. Rurcers Cuanricieer ing Ses Senior—Jack’s girl has one of those “Roodle Doo Doo” Junior—W hadyamean? Senior—There’s nothing much to it. —GerryspurG Cannon Bawt dresses. Why Not? “Do you know what happened when the ancient mar one of three?” “The other two were insulted.” —N. Y.U. Mepiry er stopped te ] Hatter—Dot hat is nize fit. High—Yes. But suppose my cars get tired?—V. M. I. Pexs Stave Frovir OBrien 2? “Tm wearing my — room- mate's patent leathers.” “What for?” “The pired.” -Darrmoutn Jack O’ LANTERN patent on mine ex comicbooks.com