Judge, 1927-12-03 · page 29 of 36
Judge — December 3, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical sections rather than a unified cartoon: **"Seven Ages of Woman"** lists female life stages repetitively as "young woman"—mocking how society reduces women's identity to a single role across decades. **The Bridegroom joke** satirizes newlywed recklessness: the couple crashes their car immediately after the wedding, landing in a hospital for their honeymoon. **"Funny Bones"** section offers quick gags, including one about cork forests in Algeria being plentiful despite American Prohibition—a topical reference to the alcohol ban (1920-1933). **The brother's "hard labor" joke** plays on dual meaning: the speaker opposes government job programs, but his brother received a prison sentence. **The opera hat incident** involves mistaken identity—someone sitting on what they thought was ordinary headwear. **The office boy sketch** depicts an editor dismissing an excited female visitor by sending her to the composing room (printing/production area)—implying she's just another distraction, not important. Throughout, the satire targets gender relations, marriage folly, and workplace dynamics of the era.
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|The Seven Ages of Vou: | | The infant. \ The little girl. The miss. The young woman. The young woman. The young woman, The young woman. —Lovisvirte Times Bridegroom—As soon as our wedding was over we drove away in our Ns: Friend—Where did you spend the honeymoon? Bridegroon—In the hospital. —Lvstice Koretner Zerrvuy Cologne There are 2,500,000 acres of cork forests in Algeria. This Le OM IE unmistakable aroma of seems a lot, but it must be re- ‘ membered that there is Prohibi- Fatimas will soon be curling in many a fragrant wreath | tion in America. ° = Lonson Opinion *round many a Christmas tree. For the younger crowd is coming home for the holidays — and bringing younger- TUNNYBOVES, Modern girls are fond of nice | | crowd preferences with them! clothes, but they are not en- tirely wrapped up in them. “T don’t believe in the obliga- tion of the state to find work for its citizens.” “Neither do I, but why are you so strong about it?” “My brother's just got six Also in Christmas~cartons of 200 months’ hard labor.” | UIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO © —Dvestiw Opinion { » me, but this is your I find I’ve been sit- oper, ting on it.” “Yes, it’s mine all right, but it’s not an opera hat!” —Passinc Suow A girl no longer marries a man for better or for worse. She marries him for more or less. —AvssIE é \ Orrice Bov—Here’s a lady what insists on seein? you, sir. | She’s awful excited! \ a mM see my Eprron—Then escort her to the composing-room, my lad. -Passinc Suow comicbooks.com