Judge, 1927-01-29 · page 29 of 36
Judge — January 29, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two unrelated cartoons and a watch advertisement. **Top cartoon** (by Tatler): A village football match scene. A spectator praises an unnamed player to "old Dick," noting the player "don't run away, 'e waits for em!" This appears to be gentle satire about working-class sports enthusiasm—praising a player for courage or steadiness rather than flashy skill. **Bottom cartoon** (by "Passing Show"): Two working men examine a water filter labeled "Plumber & Co's." One tells the other, "that's one o' them things they 'ave to use to make worter safe to drink!" This satirizes contemporary concerns about urban water safety—a real public health issue of the era—by mocking the need for mechanical filtration. **Right side**: An advertisement for "Pocket Ben" watches by Western Clock Company (La Salle, Illinois), priced $1.50. It references the company's other watch lines ("Big Ben," "Baby Ben") and emphasizes reliability and punctuality as virtues. This is straightforward period advertising, not satire.
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Pocket Gen For men who Spectator (at village football match)—There’s a player for you, old . . Dick; ’e don’t run away, ’e waits for em! —Tatler like to be on time OCKET BEN was raised with Big Ben, Baby Ben andall his other Westclox brothers. They set him a good example and he lives up to it. You can rely on him for sturdiness and truth- fulness, traits that are traditional with the Westclox family. You'll find Pocket Ben at the stores in your lo- cality. Price $1.50, with luminous dial $2.25. WESTERN CLOCK COMPANY “Look, Bill, that’s one o’ them things they ’ave to use to make worter La Salle, Illinois safe to drink!” —Passing Show ——_ai—Eq&&>—EEEEEE SP comicbooks.com