Judge, 1926-04-24 · page 13 of 36
Judge — April 24, 1926 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers **Top Cartoon ("Moonshiner's Wife"):** A rural domestic scene where a woman orders her husband to clean his muddy shoes before entering. The humor relies on dialect humor and the contrast between backwoods domesticity and urban concerns—typical of early 20th-century magazines that stereotyped rural Americans. **"Why I Use the Subway":** A satirical essay by Col. O.F. Korn listing humorous "reasons" for using NYC subways—overcrowding, lateness excuses, standing on strangers' feet—that are actually complaints disguised as benefits. It mocks both the subway system's poor conditions and commuters who rationalize using it anyway. **"Bird Calls":** A poem by J.S. listing bird sounds, ending with a joke about an annoying neighbor who borrows the narrator's lawnmower at dawn. **Bottom Comic Strip:** Wordless panels showing a husband's failed "rebellion"—likely depicting domestic conflict played for laughs, reflecting period humor about marital tension and male resistance to domestic authority. The page captures Judge magazine's blend of urban satire, regional stereotyping, and domestic comedy typical of 1920s-30s American humor.
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Moonsuiner’s Wirr—Abner! Why I Use the Subway ECAUSE it giv hours a day | me about two s time to spend around home and wife; because I like to form the close contacts which the subway gives one with his fellow- citizens; because it gives me an ex- cuse for being late at the office in the morning; because I love to hear the roar of the turnsti nickel magnified to twi id see my its normal ze; because it gives me an oppor- tunity to stand on some one else’s feet for a few hours each day; be- cause I enjoy the homelike atmos- phere of the trains; and finally, because I'm one of the few million fortunate people who exist in New York and have to live in the subway. Yours for bigger and better gum machines and a safe journey to you all. Col. O. F. Korn Go right back out thar an’ She married beneath her station. ttt A second cousin is a distant rela- tive. So is a second husband some- times. wipe off yore shoes! Bird Calls HE gray geese honk with the coming of fall, And when it gets hot the cardinals call, And when it gets cold the chickadees sing; But the bird that heralds the news of spring Is the bird next door who calls at dawn, And borrows my lawn-mower to cut his damn lawn. ILS. sae “At the end of the bout,” predicted the sports writer, “both men will know they’ve been in a fight.” He was wrong, though. One of them didn’t know it. He was uncon- scious. The comic strip husband plans a rebellion. comicbooks.com