Judge, 1926-10-30 · page 11 of 36
Judge — October 30, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine presents a humorous advice column ("Judge's Question Box") alongside cartoons and brief jokes. The main content mocks consumer culture and marital dynamics of the era. The opening letter satirizes mail-order radio sets—a popular 1920s consumer product that frequently disappointed buyers. The Judge's response humorously suggests the radio "gave up" from competition with the letter-writer's talkative wife, implying women's chattiness is an unstoppable force even consumer technology cannot overcome. The cartoon captioned "You Big Bully You! Said Paul Confronting Mark" and "How to Build a Toy Gin Mill" references Prohibition-era speakeasies. The darker joke describes a butcher's shop boy humorously misinterpreting violent instructions as innocent toy-building directions, creating dark humor by juxtaposing butchery with children's entertainment. Minor items address "Oxford bags" (a clothing style) and fortune-telling superstitions. The satire targets both consumer gullibility and dated gender stereotypes about women.
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Judge's Question Box l kar JupGe: Last year me and my wife's brother chipped in half-tube al, collaps- and bought us a two anc super-superdine, all me ible radio set, by mail and install- inent, at a special reduction never before offered on these high-quality insterments. It went all right: for a couple weeks and we thought we finally had yot some real competition for dd lady. But gradually the set has faded out and we can’t get it togo dno more at all. My wife says. the among other things, that she always did think they was fakes. What do ou think? Yours with return postage inclosed, \bner T. Thowte Dear Dental Extraction: In the first. place, we seldom think. But md place, we've been around enough to meet a number of loquacious, or talka- ppar- ently belongs— too many, in fact. women of th tive, type to which your wife Our frank opinion is that your radio just naturally couldn't: stand the strain of competition and finally gave up ina fit of jealous despond- ency. The instruments have been perfected to a large degree, but even and modern invention have found no antidote for your science as y © situation. unfortun You'll just have to wait until they toa develop the selective proce point where you can tune out your wife, and get a good station. \ffectionately, Tener Dear Junge: Pve heard my young Sensitive motorist, who couldn't stand having crowd hear cop ball him out, has calliope, radio ‘s harangui drowns out cop s " y if a i YoU BIG’ BULLY YOU! SAID -wW ‘ ¥ ad i ¥ PAUL! CONFRONTING MARK HOW TO BUILD A TOY GIN MILL “Tell us a story, auntie, and let it be a true on with merry brown eyes to me one day last week. “All right, box replied, and [ told them this one. ‘Now, Joe, step on it! Break: the bones in Mr. Hinchey’s chops and put Mrs. Gupp's ribs in that basket for her!” “All right,” re- plied the humorous shop boy. “I'll do that as soon as saw off Mrs. nick's leg!” Those little tots nearly burst a strap laughing at this hot” one.” rum. cymbals, etc.. attached —lerer starts them playing: * said three little faces ae: Said a butcher to his assistant, Beefy yar- Oxford bags. Can you explain just what they are, and where I can get them? Hoping you are the same, Mrs. Rarely Dear Old Faithful: You're right, we are. But as to telling you about Oxford, we really—well, you know, we've never actually been there. A friend of ours who spent a year of leisure as a Rhodes scholar, however, tells us they are no better over there than the American type of luggage Jupar Richard 8, Wallace ae It's a queer girl who doesn't be lieve in fortunes. comicbooks.com