Judge, 1925-09-26 · page 8 of 37
Judge — September 26, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two distinct pieces: **Upper section**: A humorous complaint about a malfunctioning portable typewriter. The author describes a temperamental machine with broken shift keys that randomly produces capital letters, exclamation points, and hyphens in wrong places—making typed text appear chaotic and emphatic. The piece jokingly suggests this "swear typewriter" should be endorsed by the Vice President. The accompanying illustration shows "Willie's dream" of a fantastical amusement park with roller coasters, satirizing the chaotic experience of using this defective machine. **Lower section**: A sentimental poem titled "And Dot's True" by Jack Shuttleworth, recalling a romantic seaside meeting with "Dorothy" and promises of faithfulness, though set "a long time ago." The accompanying illustration depicts a cartoonish "secret service man" character. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns about emerging office technology and includes period romantic verse, typical of Judge magazine's mix of satirical commentary and lighter entertainment content.
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Willie’s dream after going to the amusement park. sy jew Oortable, d5yper- writer gt i mean it, has only : trouble. 8 canVt write with it. She advantis immediately apparent. 8t also has another good point. 8t is the period Z.X it being the only thing on the machine that you donVt have to be a mechanical genius to make. ‘or instance when I want to make a capital f i get an exclamation point and when i want and exclama- tion mark thus F i get a capital f. ond itVs an awful blow to my dig- nity to use a typerwriter that either makes me a little i or a capital 8. After a while you get to know it has two shifts like a ford which in capital letters would be 194%. *owever if you should want to say go to hell emphatically in capital letters this little torture would do it just swell, as for example -9 59 *828F. She big f on the end doesnVt belong at all it being this demonVs idea of an emphasis mark. Gou can see it is distinctly a swear typerwriter. 8t aught to be en- dorsed by the vicekpresident of the Tnited States. elle i guess iV A secret service man. take it apart and throw it to the R winds. Shere seems to be nothing else you can do with a typerwriter that makes a big v when you want an apostrophy and puts a capital k for a hyphen period i woudldnVt give it the satisfaction of using the nly visible mark. P 44900 “And Dot’s True” N the sand by the sea I saw you, Dorothy, And ,the heavens were never so blue, As that day when we met and I'll not soon forget Your promise to always be true. But that, as you know, was a long time ago, And though I’ve been acting the clown, I must hand it to you, for I know you are true, I know, ’cause you just true me down. Jack Shuttleworth comicbooks.com