Judge, 1926-09-11 · page 27 of 35
Judge — September 11, 1926 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines satirical humor with advertising. The left side contains three jokes from "Motorist's Primer": 1. **The Road-Hog**: A satirical primer-style piece mocking dangerous drivers who monopolize roads, particularly on weekends. The humor lies in the deadpan question-and-answer format revealing the road-hog's selfish behavior. 2. **The Farmer's Request**: A joke about a farmer asking a druggist to label bottles clearly so he doesn't poison his wife instead of his cow—implying marital discord through dark humor. 3. **The Child's Logic**: A child's innocent observation about his grandmother's graying hair, punished for his impertinence, exemplifies the period's humor about generational friction. The right side is a **Waterman's Fountain Pen advertisement** priced at $4.00–$7.50, emphasizing quality, balance, and the importance of trying pens before purchase. This was standard 1920s advertising strategy promoting consumer testing. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: automobile safety, domestic dynamics, and pen quality—everyday consumer goods still novel enough to require explanation and endorsement.
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MOTORIST’S PRIMER | The Road-Hog Does the road-hog enjoy the road? Yes, the road-hog enjoys the road immensely. Which side of the road does he en- joy most? He enjoys the wrong side most on eek days and on Sundays the road- hog enjoys the whole road. se Farmer (to druggist)-Now. In sure an’ write plain on then bottles which is for the Jersey cow and which isfor my wife. Edon't want nothin to “appen to that Jersey cow. Tit Bits te An acrobat recently walked along a tightrope stretched high above a Paris street. Many f pedes- trians did the journey across on the ground, —Humorist WONT. YoU COME FOR A SPIN | IN MY PAWATIAL NEW YOTCH? Here is a good one from the police blotter: “My hair used to be a pure golden like yours when I was young,” an old granny said to her nephew Jackie. “Well, Rosie,” replied the child, “was it because it was gold once that it's silver now, question mark.” The old lady yave him a swipe along the jaw for his im- pudence. Try a Waterman’s Before You Buy a Fountain Pen The smoothness with which it glides over the paper, the perfect balance in your hand, the ease with which it may be filled, the no- time-limit guarantee and the moderate price will all so ap- peal to you that when you try youll buy a Waterman’s, 50 Merchants who sell Waterman’s are sin- 4% cerely desirousthatthe % pen you buy is exactly %, to your liking. They want you to try different pen % points until you are perfectly suited. It pays to buy a pen from a merchant who has your interest quite as much as his own at heart. Look for the identifying mark. L. E. Waterman Company, 191 Broadway, New York Chicago Boston San Francisco Montreal comicbooks.com