Judge, 1927-07-09 · page 24 of 36
Judge — July 9, 1927 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page featuring various jokes and a satirical cartoon. The main cartoon depicts doctors in absurd disagreement over surgical technique—a commentary on professional pomposity and impracticality. The doctors argue endlessly about amputation methodology while their patient dies, highlighting how expert disagreement can be disconnected from practical reality. The surrounding jokes are typical early-20th-century humor: a professor noting students prioritize job security over presidential ambitions; romantic misunderstandings; wordplay (a student defining "forget-me-nuts" instead of "forget-me-nots"); and references to contemporary figures like Ben Turpin, a silent-film comedian known for cross-eyed comedy. The "Northwestern Purple Parrot" and other college publication attributions indicate these jokes were reprinted from university humor magazines—a common practice for Judge. The overall tone is light, focusing on generational and social absurdities rather than serious political satire.
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