Judge, 1925-01-17 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 17, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# "Judge" Page Analysis This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* features a humorous story titled "Judge" with an illustration showing a burglar caught mid-heist, apparently startled by a woman. The narrative text, written in verse, celebrates magazine advertisements and adventure stories—particularly mentioning Heinz Baked Beans and Campbell's Soup as product placements. The caption beneath the cartoon reads: "BURGLAR (after several minutes of it)—For Gawd's sake, Sister! Ain't you ever goin' to call a cop?" The joke appears to mock both domestic disruption and the burglary itself: the burglar is so exhausted by the woman's apparent response (unclear from this excerpt) that he's begging her to simply call police rather than continue whatever she's doing. It's a slapstick humor piece typical of early-20th-century satirical magazines.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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