Judge, 1926-05-01 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 1, 1926 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated humor pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. **"Things We'd Like to See"** lists satirical wishes (Shakespeare buying Broadway seats, Hercules opening train windows), mocking contemporary urban frustrations. **"Funny Bones"** presents a visual joke about tight bankrolls and rubber bands. **"Proof"** is a logical wordplay piece about who makes mistakes when marrying. **The baseball illustration** shows an old football player behaving oddly after catching a fly—a sports humor joke about confusion between games. **"The Boon"** tells of an inventor celebrating his "greatest" invention: an alarm clock that won't ring—satirizing impractical innovations claiming to improve workers' lives. The page demonstrates Judge's mixed approach: combining social satire with lighthearted wordplay and visual gags.
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Things We'd Like to See SHAKESPEARE buying a seat to a Broadway production of “Ham- let” with the money he received for writing the aforementioned play. Hercules opening's train window. Hannibal crossing Fifth avenue at Forty-second street. K Croesus getting a reservation to a night club on Saturday night. Columbus discovering a theater you can buy floor seats at the ington becoming a modern ess without telling a lie. alome getting away with her il stuff in a Boston theater. ccio publishing his Decam- eron with Mr. Sumner on the job. Cicero convincing an automobile salesman that he doesn’t need a new car. Demosthenes making _ himself understood over the radio with those pebbles in his mouth. Parke Cummings FUNNYBOVES, The bigger the bankroll, the tighter the rubber band. Uudge pays $5 for each one printed Proof A fellow makes a mistake when he marries a girl out of his class. A girl also. A lowbrow makes a mistake when he marries a highbrow, and vice versa. A pacifist makes a mistake when he marries a woman of a combative ip nature. Now, all these mentioned here are 2 people. “Thank gawd! It ain't true! I dreamed I was fallin’ off a horse!” Therefore, people make a mistake — when they marry. | HS The Boon T= great inventor chuckled. His long weary years of toil at last had been rewarded. Heleaned back in his chair. A feeling of exultation came overhim. “Atlast! Atlast!” hecried, “the future of the nation is assured, for I have perfected the greatest boon humanity has ever known! It will revolutionize life and cause peace and contentment to dwell in the homes of all workers. Posterity will bless and honor my name!” He had invented The outfielder who used to be a football player behaved strangely after an alarm clock that wouldn’t ring. catching a fly. Nate Collier comicbooks.com