Judge, 1924-09-20 · page 33 of 37
Judge — September 20, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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**"But It Doesn't Mean Anything"** (Rube Goldberg): This comic satirizes the absurdity of following directions. Characters take a perfectly straight road into "Ash-Can Valley," yet despite the map's promise of a simple 15-mile trip, they end up lost in a circuitous detour. The joke mocks how instructions—even seemingly clear ones—can lead nowhere, reflecting early-20th-century frustration with poor road infrastructure and unreliable maps. **"The Terrible Tempered Mr. Bang"** (Fontaine Fox): A man's violent outburst at his porch interrupts a peaceful neighborhood. The comic depicts slapstick chaos as neighbors flee his rage, illustrating a common character archetype of the era—the irascible, explosive neighbor whose temperament disrupts domestic tranquility. The page also contains period advertisements for a saxophone (promoting self-teaching and popularity), Mexican gems, luminous novelties, and patent medicines—typical of Judge's commercial content targeting early-1900s readers seeking self-improvement and novelties.
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But It Doesn’t Mean Anything By Rube Goldberg THIS ROAD-MAP sHows A FINE, STRAIGAT ROAD INTO ASH-CAN VALLEY. 17 15 QUST FIFTEEN MILES FROM HERE- IT WON'T TAKE US ANY TIME TO Ger meee here ue ARE IN ASH-CAN VAUWEY AFTER TRAVELING ALL Dont Be aWallFlower Play a SaxorHONE If you want tobe popular~ to be admired -fa~ vored—get this wonderful instrument. At home, at parties, everywhere, the Saxophone player is the center of attraction. You don’t have to be talented- you don't need a teacher. It's astonishingly easy to play. Just get a Buescher and start. In a few weeks you will be playing popular music. You could join an orchestra in 90 days, if you wish, It’s great fun-and big money. FREE TRIAL for six days in your own home. No obligation. Send your name for free Saxo- phone Book. Mention any other instrument in which you may be interested. 12 BUESCHER BAND INSTRUMENT Co. Ecerything in Band and Orchestra Instruments 258 Buescher Block you sdmnire on your friends’ are. Meni jou admire on your (riends are. Mew Bha Jou never khew itt . Test ome free. iS days side by side eu {plain ‘or engraved CAN GeW IMPORTING CO., Dept. J-1. Mesilla Park, N. Mex. importers of Fine Gems Sor over 19 years. old 2, UNIQUE NOVELTIES in LUMINOUS PICTURES Marvelous effect in daylight: luminous relief in color When locking in the dark selection. Price-lists. details and sam, receipt of banknotes of $11). $3 00 or check by registered letter, if possible . PARIS- PICTURE Dept. 14, in Neuilly-Plaisance (S&O) France COUGH DROPS MENTOPINE CORPORATION —~ Philadelphia, Po. FOR g MEN F BRAINS 1GARS || “MADE AT KEY WEST— comicbooks.com