Judge, 1926-11-06 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two pieces of content: **"Ballad of the 99.44 Pure"** (top): A poem-and-cartoon satirizing Ivory soap's famous "99.44% pure" advertising slogan. The illustration shows a chaotic domestic scene with a woman (Lil) discovering her husband's infidelity through soap residue evidence. The satire mocks both the soap's purity claim and marital complications—suggesting commercial purity messaging contrasts absurdly with human messiness. **"Granny" (bottom)**: A humorous domestic narrative about an elderly woman's mysterious shopping habits. The story plays on generational mystery and domestic surprise, culminating in the revelation of practical purchases (stockings, cooker). The accompanying bathtub illustration reinforces the domestic humor. Both pieces use everyday consumer products and household situations as vehicles for gentle satire on American middle-class life and advertising culture.
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Ballad of the 99.44 Pure I" was Saturday night at the Riley's, hs were in order, of course; ie and ‘Tim had gone in for the swim, And were shiny and sleek as a horse. Then father he tickled the Ivory, Then Katie and Aggi d Phil Emerged debonair in clean under- wear And last came the lady called Lil. And Lil cast her lamps on the sliver They left of the Ivory soap, And though she sweetly observed, “You don’t think I'd use that, I hope? somewhat unnerved, “You've left: me but fifty-six hun- dredths, You've drained all the best to the dregs: How can [stay pure if T use it, Pm sure You're a yeggs!” parcel of — poisonous “Twas easy to see that she meant it, She made neither outery nor fuss— But though they all joshed, joined the Righteous Unwashed, \ martyr to Purity Plus. George A. Paravicini 99/44.100 PER CENT. PURE Miss Ivory in her bath. JUDGE yuck AONE as If all the jokes about girls walling back were truet Granny 7 rs, it’s been sort of lone ‘ound here without She was always so open-handed and Why, I remember the first week she was here. She was fond of going shopping in the after- hoons, generous. So this one day she came home with a brand-new’ black hand bag. “Why, what have you there, Granny?” asks the wife. didn’t. say Granny opened the bag. there were three dozen pairs of silk stockings and a live chicken with love from Grandma. Well, that was a surprise! The next night she came home with a fireless cooker and a set of Kipling, and we had more fun! Of course, after a while we began to wonder where she was buying these things, as all. she had was carfare when she went out we were getting cramped in the five rooms. Johnny and Matilda were kicking about having to sleep in the elevator shaft and the clothes closet the wife was cooking in was too small And then one night Granny didn’t come home. We waited a week for her, but we weren't worried as we knew she often used to go camping or on all-night’ clam bakes. And then one night the wife kk surprised from the paper where a Mrs. Harold heen sentenced to ten up id reads. kie had s for removing the glass clock from the information desk in Grand Central. You can imagine how crestfallen we were then. Yes, it’s been sort of lonesome around here without Granny Perelman comicbooks.com