Judge, 1927-04-16 · page 5 of 36
Judge — April 16, 1927 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains satirical humor targeting various professions and social types. The "How to Spot 'Em" section mockingly catalogs recognizable traits of bootleggers, bandits, businessmen, reformers, and others—typical Judge magazine social commentary. The four-panel cartoon titled "The fellow who married three times" appears to show a man progressing through marital situations, likely satirizing serial marriage or divorce (common Judge topics during the era). The lower cartoon depicts a domestic dispute where a beaten man tells his wife he'd like a divorce but she won't permit it—humor based on the then-controversial topic of divorce difficulty and female legal authority in marriage. The "Horticultural Helps" section offers absurdist farming advice, typical of Judge's nonsensical humor.
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How to Spot ’Em BOOTLEGGE — Their stimulating presence. BANDITS — Their | stunning greetings. BUSIN MEN — Their company manners. REFORMERS—Their_ forbid- ding countenance WHITE WINGS — sweeping generalizations. PHOTOGRAPHERS — Their taking ways. FOREIGN CELEBRITIES —Their far-fetched conclusions. FLAPPERS — Their attitudes. ELECTRICIANS — Their il- Their loving BOARDERS — Their far-reaching effects. DRY CLEANERS — Their pressing invitations. EDITORS—Their quick come- backs. WRITERS — Their look. hungry Theatrical Note If a stray visitor were to walk into certain of the current New York plays on any given night he would go away with the impres- sion that there were an awful lot of poor plays being produced in that city. And he'd be right. FZ NWEVER SAM e THINGS Goin” Bad The only belt shters ever get is a belt on the some prize Doc—You’re pretty badly beat up—you want to keep out of such bad company. “T’'d like to, but she won’t let me get a divorce.” The fellow who married three times. | | Horticultural Helps The story of the Scotch farmer who mixed sawdust with — the chicken feed and hatched a brood of six chicks, four of which had wooden legs and two of which were woodpeckers, brings to mind a few things the late wizard of horticulture, Luther Burbank, for- got. How about crossing hemp and hops to produce jumping ropes; Dogwood and red pepper for hot dogs; Ham tree and eggplant for ham and eggs; Cowslip and pigweed for ham- burger; Rubber plant and balsam for rubber balls? comicbooks.com