Judge, 1928-05-12 · page 29 of 36
Judge — May 12, 1928 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief humorous anecdotes and an advertisement, typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine's format. **"Krazy Knacks" section:** Short jokes including one about a plumber's visit, quips about selecting trousers (playing on credit worthiness vs. taste), and an anecdote about a magistrate admitting he's "tried many people" as a thirst quencher—a dark joke suggesting judicial severity during Prohibition era or general legal harshness. **"Emotional Moments in the Life of a Flapper":** A cartoon satirizing 1920s youth culture. It shows a young woman caught in a "tight clutch" with a man by her disapproving father. The joke is her solution: offer dad a MURAD cigarette—implying bribery or distraction rather than explanation. This mocks both flapper behavior and parental anxiety about modern dating. **Bottom cartoon:** An author horrified her young grandson is tearing her manuscript, with the punchline that he can already read—suggesting his literacy makes the destruction worse (or funnier, depending on perspective). The **Holloway's gin advertisement** occupies the lower right.
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The plumber rang the bell, and, | as it happened, both the master | and mistress of the house came to | the door, As they stood in the hall. the husband, who was very method ical, said: “L wish, before we go upstairs, te uaint you with the trouble.” mv mum,” said the plumb —Trr Bits Featherstone—I wish you would come and help me select some trousers, old man, Ridgway—\ don't believe my taste is any better than yours. Featherstone (hopefully) —No, | but your credit is. —West Sussex Gazerre During a heat wave a maxis- | EMOTIONAL MOMENTS trate was discussing with a few | | club friends the question of sum . THE LIFE OF A FLAPPER mer drinks, and he admitted that he did not know of a good thirst quencher. When your fathec “Have you tried gin and comes in suddenly after you have singer-beer?" asked one of the group. come home from a dance, and finds No; but [ve tried many peo you in a tight clutch with a young ple who have!” way the response, man, just... Offer Dad a MURAD. -Grascow Evenine Crrizen “Unmarried 2 “Yes, twice. Ul hy Use NYUNIOUS essences ? HOLLOWAYS is DISTILLED A revelation in “in flavo YOUR GROCER Avtioress—Imagine my horror when I found my three-yeare old grandson tearing up my manuscript. Friexp—IWhat, can the child read already? —Passing Siow comicbooks.com