Judge, 1927-02-12 · page 29 of 36
Judge — February 12, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **Main cartoon (top left):** A woman seeks a man's decision on marriage ("can't you wait a week?"), while a disembodied "Voice from the Gods" warns him against it—likely satirizing either hesitant suitors or the supernatural intervention trope in theater (referencing "The Gaiety" play mentioned). **Middle section:** Three brief joke pieces mock spiritualism and marital discord. "Bring the Spirits to Earth" ridicules a fortune teller who claims to read the past but cannot answer a simple question about what his wife told him to buy for dinner—satire on fake psychics. "Rejoining His Loved Ones" jokes darkly that a beggar's family is "at de movies" rather than home, mocking both poverty and cinema's cultural grip. **Right side:** Advertisements for Craven tobacco (emphasizing tradition) and Russell Patterson's drawing school, which appears to be the magazine's own commercial content. The page reflects 1920s concerns: skepticism toward spiritualism, anxieties about cinema's social impact, and gender dynamics in courtship.
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NE—Oh, George, can’t you wait a week for my decision? Voice rrom tHE Gops—Don’t do it, George. till then. It is none other than Judge, Jr. on’t run —Gaiety The play i Bring the Spirits to Earth Mr. Shrimp—Can y’ read th’ past as well as th’ Missus? Madame Goochi—Sir, the past is to me an open book. Mr. Shrimp—Good! Well, you're on a dollar if y’ can tell me what it was the missus told me t’ bring ‘ome for tea—pork sausages or pigs’ trotters? : —Sydney Bulletin future, Rejoining His Loved Ones ” said a beggar, “could you gimme a quarter to get where my poor man, e’s a quarter. Where is your family?” “At de movies.” —American Legion Weekly } pleasant The Aristocracy of Craven Like a fine old painting or the novels of Dickens and Thackery—Craven Mix- ture has remained unchanged for 60 years—the most popular and highly praised tobacco in the world. Craven Mr to keep it fresh and fr tin—fill your pipe tobacco to live for,” as Sir James Barrie said. MIXTURE Imported from London el ATER Makes a $150 Drawing \ na Few Hours! —and now teaches you his original methods in a series of 20 snappy lessons — brimful with sparkling interest from the very start — a de- tn ne en nr eh parture from the | purely convention This training cons tutes the last word in Humorous! llustratio teaching a New Art for a New Age—a standardized instruction. Learn to draw the dashing, peppy types that are all the rage as exemplified by Mr. Patter. son’s numerous contributions to maj zines. What profession could com istible appeal or sheer earning power? Write now for ; full information. i Russell Patterson School of Humorous Illustration Michigan Ave. at 20th St., Dept.3 CHICAGO - - - ILLINOIS comicbooks.com relief from the old style, j Let him teach you his clever | 7 technique. } pare with this in its irre: