Judge, 1925-04-11 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 11, 1925 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page presents a humorous daily schedule titled "Busy Day of a Confirmed Skeptic," satirizing someone chronically distrustful of everyday claims and products. The skeptic questions everything from soap quality to Ford automobiles and office equipment throughout his day. The accompanying illustrations show domestic and office scenes depicting the skeptic's suspicious nature. One cartoon features "Mr. Cheese" complaining about his appearance in advertisements, suggesting satire about commercial manipulation and vanity. The "Funnybones" section and "Krazy Kracks" feature are lighter humor segments typical of Judge magazine's format. The overall satire targets American consumer culture and advertising's proliferation in the 1920s-30s era, mocking excessive skepticism while implicitly criticizing the reliability of contemporary consumer products and marketing claims.
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Busy Day of a Confirmed Skeptic 7.00 —Gels up. Brushes teeth: calls roll of family Wisee if four havc pyorrhea, 0 es bath. Cheeks up on Hoating: quitlities of soap, schoolgirl complexion — is Holds stop w lather to towe Sits down to Holes fading. 1 to time “from break ‘Tastes ham to see if it really “am. Asks if Aunt Jemima is in’ town. Drinks all of coffee to see if last drop is good. 8.50-—Starts for office in Ford. Notes it does not ride like a Lincoln, Asks neighbor who owns one for his opinion. 9,.00—Arrives at office: jumps violently up and down on steel filing cabinet to test: skyscraper construc- tion, 10—1 awaits pl 10.00—Learns that shipping clerk has been taking — correspondence school course, but does not make him general manager. 11.00--Calculates that nothing was saved by using Whoosis Bond on the “job.” zhts jimmy pipe and t sensations. Mr. Cneese (who takes advertisements right into his heart)—Ah—er—M ies Jones, I neglected ta sce how my garters looked this morning—would you mind? Horerun Autist—Ve—es, it was originally intended for a hosiery ad—but you sce how casily it can be made to do for tooth powder? Anyway, the crossword puzte har hel ped us to forget the banana song 5 for Gach one printed 12.00—Lunches with insufferable bore who reads fifteen minutes a day. 1.00—Directors’ mectings. — The well-dressed man loses the argument. 2.00—Can't locate letter in up-to: date file system. 3.00—Auditor eventually reports that In has bought a different machine. Motors to country club for stices his car doesn’t look aving in front of club. Sees discontented condensed milk cow. 5AM ins of Wife com. labor of pushing He raises Cain about quick supper of canned soup. 11.00—He finds a fault pyjamas. — Does not get the rest of his life. Comforts himself with unadvertised product ai recommendation of fave legger. spted on boot- Stirling Wilson KRAZY RACKS “give a sentence with the word Mitigate” “t “That woman walke mitigate like camel.” Judge pays $5 for each krazy Brack printed. comicbooks.com