Judge, 1927-03-12 · page 4 of 36
Judge — March 12, 1927 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains **humorous inventions and discoveries rather than political satire**. It presents five novelty items: 1. **Lost Comet Discovery**: Satirizes Professor Peak's astronomical work, joking that a comet he discovered will take 78 years to reach the North Star. 2. **Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin**: A historical illustration of the famous textile invention. 3. **Early Automotive Vehicle**: A mock-serious account of the "Buick's" supposed evolutionary origin from oysters, humorously suggesting it gradually developed from sea creature to automobile. 4. **One-Man Water Wagon**: A humorous device where a fire box keeps a writer constantly hot and agitated. 5. **New Chair Meter for Hotel Lobbies**: Electric cushions that shock guests to prevent them from lingering. The page is primarily **whimsical comedy about everyday inventions** rather than political commentary.
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POPULAR MECHANICS NUMBER OF JUDGE LOST COMET DISCOVERED ELI WHITNEY’S COTTON GIN The above drawing shows the floor plan of the first cotton gin. This proved successful until about 1920, when they started substituting wood alcohol for gin and | later changed the name to gin mill. These new mills work a great deal faster than the old type and can grind anything, including the teeth of the law. Professor Peak, of the Mount Edge Observatory, NOVEL VEHICLE has the largest lens in the country. And what do you é suppose he’s found? The lost Comet Bromo Seltzer! , It flashed into view last Thursday while Professor pay Peak was counting the moons around Unguentine, that O famous group just south of the Polar Star. This she comet hasn’t been heard of since Czsar’s time. But t leave it to Professor Peak—he always gets his comets. ha He thought at first it was only a shooting star or bre Stagmatite, but a second squint convinced him, The \. y re Professor is now figuring out how long it would take a iim: <- pay train to reach the umbra. Bromo Seltzer isn’t due to THE ONE-MAN WATER WAGON it’s appear for 78 years, Neither is Professor Peak. This device is unique in that the fire box D keeps the | fin unfortunate writer constantly in hot water. Note the | W EARLY AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE pained expression on A’s face, Another novel idea was is | drawing the letters A, B, C, D, E and F backwards to |) lf show that water wagon writers never get anywhere any 2 is a stick of solid gumwood with a delightful fumed |) eve a oak finish; F is a silver-plated gadget and though 1 and C mean something or other, the inventor has for fm gotten just what. The arrow, however, points to the [) co nearest speak-easy. ha: tah NOVEL INVENTION al wa son a da: so. wh { — sh i Scientists believe the Buick was at one time related po i) to the oyster and began life on the ocean bed. It po i struggled for free air, however, brought it to the sur- wi t) face and there for eons and eons it paddled around tw Ha looking for a parking place. Then by gradual changes the t the Buick changed from a bi-valve to a valve-in-the- dit ‘ head and 1 n crawling on land. Here it developed - ; a gas filter and tire trouble and started throwing off THE NEW CHAIR METER FOR HOTEL da } dense clouds of smoke to frighten its enemies. LOBBIES Ex ei During the glacial period, science tells us that “Chair Warmers” who stay more than two hours me Buicks died by the millions, only to develop a new get a shock from electric cushions and know better next P) ¢jy slogan and a nickel-plated motometer, so that today time. This gives the paying guests at least an even pr we see millions of them happily eating up the gas. break. comicbooks.com