Judge, 1923-12-01 · page 8 of 36
Judge — December 1, 1923 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines. **"Making the Waves Stay Put"** mocks hair-care products and advertising, presenting bombastic promotional language ("macadamize your pate," "gleam like new linoleum") for hair tonics that promise to permanently control unruly hair. The satire targets both the exaggerated claims of such products and the overwrought sales rhetoric. **"Pierre and Teenom"** appears to be a dialect humor piece featuring rural/ethnic characters (likely Cajun, based on "Welsh, La."), a common but now-problematic comedic format of the era. It depicts Pierre and Teenom in a restaurant scene involving a money problem and check-signing—the humor depending on character stereotypes and dialect speech patterns. **The bottom cartoon** illustrates a woman lounging while instructing "Rabbit" to start the phonograph and exercise for her—satirizing leisure-class indolence and possibly gender dynamics of the era. All reflect period attitudes toward advertising, ethnicity, and social class now considered dated or offensive.
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Yet I'm always curious as to strangers, and there's a novel sort of entertainment in playing with them. We had a good time with that English couple last week.” “TH A gentleman and a lady. And fine players. We've never trimmed yet by strangers, my dear. been Tl go down and see Captain Felix.” down he And minutes says the! Ww returned. went. In a few Captain Felix a lot of nice persons in the hotel disappointed by the storm, and that he'll find a couple.” “Well, we'll assume that he is as pro- ficient as ever,” replied Mrs. Welles, who ing things for a game. was a ring, Welles went to the door, where Captain Felix stood, with a couple in the background. “Let me introduce Mr. and) Mrs. Jones,” said the chief bellhop, standing aside set about arran, Soon there nes” apparently was a nom de hétel, The former Mrs. Welles and Mr, Burnay walked in. | ; | ' a | | } | “Babbit, won’t you start the victrola and take my exercises for me? this morning.” Making the Waves Stay Put by Cyril B. Egan <Gounb the knell of tousled hair!” Tonic-maker men who care, “The wisp no more shall wave— uft and cowlick must behave! “Sound the doom of mane insane! Let the planing lotions rain— Save yourself from sneers and taunts— Let us glaze your scraggy sconce! “We'll macadamize your pate, Make it shine like silver plate; Adding neatly sweet petroleum, Make you gleam like new linoleum! “Let us wet your tresses, tease "em; Back we'll brush ‘em, then we'll freeze “em. Breeze or wind, hai Shall not stir your Lou “Hairy Carcless Lee forgets Why the porcupines and frets: If his quills were shined smoothed, Porcupine would soon be soothed. and | | | “Do not be a frowsy fright— } Buy a box of Lor-on-Tight!” Tonic men, in session solemn, | Wrote this on a golden column. Pierre and Teenom by David H. Levingston Pure stop at the Royal restaurant i) Welsh, La., and ax for, please, a cup of coffee. In those restaurant he find his Cajun friend, Teenom. Then thi set close by and talk plenty. When they have finish the lady wait’ give Pierre th« and it is flat! Teenom, when he se rre feel his pocket ‘TH pay,” say ‘Tre is bust. Then Pierr to write som name wid crc some money at Yo, no,” Pierre object. instruct the lady wait’ check and sign Pierre mark, because he have the bank. She start to make the check. When she come to the place to make his mark fr. Pierre! Do you sign yo big ‘P’ ora little ‘p'?” * say Pierre, turn around quick ase he have all the time been bus talk wid Teenom, ou better make him about half-inch, I reckon.” tat To insure plenty of action in his con tests, Tex Rickard has decided to insist that all his pugilists sign up on scrap paper. tt Higgs—Is he a benedict? Biggs—Him? Why his wife won't let him join the Elks. I'm not feeling quite up to it comicbooks.com