Judge, 1927-02-19 · page 10 of 36
Judge — February 19, 1927 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers **Top Cartoon:** A satirical comment on luxury automobiles. The caption "When better autos are built father will have to buy one" mocks the conspicuous consumption of wealthy fathers—a Rolls-Royce is being announced at $52,000 (an astronomical sum in the 1920s). The poorly dressed figures express amazement, suggesting social commentary on economic inequality and the absurd expense of status symbols. **"A Letter":** Appears to be deliberately garbled nonsense text—possibly satirizing either drunk writing or editorial incompetence. The readable portions mention Scotch whisky and boasting about business success, likely mocking wealthy braggarts of the era. **"Glass Houses" Section:** A domestic humor piece where Mr. Smith pedantically corrects his wife's grammar (criticizing "entered into" as redundant), then immediately makes the same error himself ("Fourteen out" instead of proper phrasing) when addressing an elevator operator. The satire: people who lecture others about proper speech often violate their own rules—the "glass houses" metaphor suggests those living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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When better autos are built father will have to buy one. A Letter Dear Henr Please pt my profound thanks for your gift—the quart of White Horse Scote and I am sipping fact, I have | the ‘old smoke.” It is raining as I write. In 1 four drinks of I’ve been used to drinking such bad stuff that this doesn’t have any effect on me. You see, I've been used to drinking such bad stuff that this doesn’t have any effect on me. I’m not bragging, bragging, but I produced more business than any ten men last year, year, with no gingerale, please, and this goes to show what hard work. Well, I'll let you in on a litle secret. I’m goig tobe tobe maried sweetest gir girl girl inallthe wide wide worls worls we aretto mary april 0: arounthe first junexx howaboutyouxxwq ghty bestqqp- dfgh groomsmen xh hjkfhgg Well, i trewq zz bbhuiop poiuty thdddwess cvbnxm rtiuy ssff gwgert oklhh .... 56S %# (((Q)))_ xxtrew & sin$ley&$ Oxkkar —W.C. Stovrrer in THE OLD CONFIDENCE GAME OF’ 3-CARD MONTE Don’t put all your eggs in one ll gather aw-breaker.” A fussy old dame was trying to get a call through on the phone. “Do you hear me?” she shrieked, “I say I want the Pennsylvania Hotel!” “Well, ma’am, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you have it; it’s not mine!” parried the operator. Save your peach-pits, children, it may win the war. basket, boys, as you from this You Can Call This Something About Glass Houses “Ww ELL, well, well!” exclaim- ed Mrs. Smith anxiously at the bre: t table, “I see that burglars have entered into another house on this street! Her husband turned on her irrit- “Entered into? Entered Why the into? To enter, means to go in. You ing in substance ‘went in into.” That, in case you don’t know, is termed redundancy. It is simply unnecessary verbiage. It is the mark of a person, usually an uneducated person, who likes to hear himself talk. If you had had a liberal education as I have had you would avoid such usage. There, there, I don’t want to hurt your feelings. Just remember it in the future, and be sure to eradi- cate it in the children. ab int Im are An hour later Mr. Smith en- tered the palatial lobby of his downtown office building. He plunged into a waiting elevator aud turned to the operator. Im- pressively he chanted ‘Fourteen out.” P.C. comicbooks.com