Judge, 1928-02-04 · page 4 of 36
Judge — February 4, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains four separate humor pieces satirizing domestic life and social conventions of the early 20th century: 1. **"And It's Hard to Tell Which Is Worse"**: Jokes about apartment living and domestic noise, suggesting wives are as intrusive as musical instruments. 2. **"The Right Word"**: A brief exchange where a woman prefers "mutual" to "like," suggesting women valued precise language in romantic contexts. 3. **"At the Party"**: Contrasts old-fashioned versus modern girls' domestic responsibilities—whether helping mothers or simply arriving on time. 4. **"Big Ears"**: A joke about a mother-in-law's large ears being visible in photographs. The cartoons mock gender roles, marital dynamics, and generational differences through gentle domestic humor typical of Judge's satirical approach to American middle-class life.
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JUDGE And It’s Hard to Tell Which | Is Worse | We graph, phone, a banjo and a small apart- ment. So life is just one sweet song. We furnish the music and the neighbors furnish the words. ’ a phono er-piano, a sa If home is where the wife is | and a man’s home is his castle, i then m castles in the air because the wife is always up in the air. must be one of those The Right Word | s She—You know, I rather like you. He—It's unanimous. “You mean mutual.” Note—After she knew him | better she knew he used the right ] | word, 5 Settlement Worker — And is your husband a good provider? Mrs. Jones—That he is, mum —he’s been sayin’ for ten years that he'd buy me a new dress provided he could spare the money from his drinkin’, } “She always gets the breaks.” 4 At the Party “Where did Phil go?” AN “Out.” i “Where is hi | “In on the bed.” | The old-fashioned girl was thought considerate if she helped b | her mother get the dinner; the modern girl is thought considerate if she comes in for it on time. My mother-in-law's ears are GW _ so large that when she gets a im OS photo taken side face you can see “Gee, this is fun, Ethel. From now on we're going to spend Pa] both of them. all our yacations in Canada!” j nr comicbooks.com