Judge, 1928-06-16 · page 2 of 36
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# "How To Be Happy Though Divorced" This satirical piece from *Judge* magazine mocks post-divorce unhappiness by suggesting cocktails as a remedy. The cartoon shows a divorced couple sitting separately on a couch, both looking miserable—he contemplating his first wife, she her first husband. The "solution" humorously recommends mixing alcoholic drinks (a "Royal Smile," then a "Dodge Special") from a fictional cocktail guide called "Here's How!" to achieve happiness. The satire targets both Prohibition-era drinking culture (referencing cocktail recipes during a period when alcohol was officially banned) and the growing divorce rate of the 1920s. It suggests that material solutions—here, booze—cannot genuinely resolve emotional pain, while poking fun at modern marital instability and the era's apparent fascination with quick fixes.
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It In i, How To Be Happy Though “Divorced F he looks blue and you know that he’s thinking of his first wife and if she acts as if she were going to jump off the nearest dock and you know she’s thinking about her first husband there’s only one thing to do— get out the little copy of “Here’s How!” and mix up, say, a “Royal Smile.” After a while, turn to page 14 and try a “Dodge Special.” By this time you will both be as happy as children! If you should be so unfortunate as to be without a copy of “Here’s How!” send a dollar post haste to Judge, Jr., 627 West 43rd St., New York, and he will understand your predicament and send you a copy just as fast as the law allows. comicbooks.com