Judge, 1927-04-16 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 16, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from Judge magazine contains several distinct satirical pieces: **"Authors' Guide"** provides humorous character type definitions in William Sanford's style—stock literary figures like the "Bad Negro" and "Bad Lady." **"Ask Me Five or Six Hundred More"** is a poem by D. Underhill listing absurd trivia questions, mocking pedantic knowledge and contemporary gossip (references to figures like Aimee McPherson and John Jacob Astor). **The right panel** shows a soldier at a door with text "Her color comes and goes"—likely satirizing wartime romance or emotional anxiety. **"A Tabloid Editor's Diary"** parodies sensationalist newspaper headlines of the era, mocking tabloid journalism's obsession with scandal, crime, and celebrity gossip through exaggerated, stacked headlines. The "ugly duckling" advertisement appears unrelated commercial content. Overall, the page satirizes literary conventions, journalistic excess, and popular culture of the period.
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JUDGE Host—Oh, yes, we always employ acrobats to prune the slippery elms, Ask Me Five or Six Hundred More Tell within ten the number of men Who sneer at the liquor laws. Are Harold Lloyd and Sigmund Freud Allied in a common cause? Who is the ezar of Zanzibar? The mayor of Kankakee? Are Maine and Spain and the River Aisne In the land of the Zuyder Zee? retti invent spaghetti, it Toulouse-Lautree? Docs the nominee pay the protest fee On an India-rubber check? What's the relation of predesti- nation To betting on welterweight fights ? Is Aimee McPherson a diffident person, Or one who asserts her own rights? Was John Jacob Astor a Lu- theran pastor, Or was he an eminent swami? Have I lost my reason, or is this the season When eryone’s just a bit balmy? —D. Unpernite Authors’ Guide Bap Necro—Always “burly.” Hero—“F Crook —‘* slits.” , open face.” yes narrowed — to “Straight and supple ‘Half-closed, heavy- lidded eyes.” Doc—‘Keenly alert—almost hu- man.” Envetorr — Stamped, self - ad- dressed for return “in case of rejection.” —Witrtam Saxrorp ett About all that the pedestrian has to show in support of his con- tention for the right of way is the spot where he was run over. Newspraten—I guess it’s about time I quit handlin’ them sex magazines. The ugly duckling consults a beauty specialist ! A Tabloid Editor’s Diary 8.00 A. M. Sleep Fiend Wz Up! Hint Drug Ring! Com- posite picture shows bed and breakfast table. 8.10. Slashes ce With Razor! Friends Deny Suicide Intent! Fiend Attacks Shredded ! Pours Sealding Coffee Table Cloth! (See page 12 Jumps From Mo Thousands Witness Feat and Laud Bravery. 10.10. Depraved Reporter Ac costs Working Girl! “Said My Spelling Was Bum,” Sobs Pretty Stenographer. Denies All! Pic ture Shows Elsie on Rockaway Beach Last Summer. 1.50. Admits Gambling Circle! Roué Held For Matching For Lunch! Investig: tion Promised. 5.32. Loafer Refuses to Work! valks Out of Office! Hint Dis- satisfaction in Newspaper Cireles ! (See story inside.) 6.58. Charlie Liked Corned Beef! Girl Wife Discloses Mari- tal Secrets! Mother Shocked! Claim Extreme Cruelt 7.00-10.30. Sex Literature Cor: rupting Country! Man Reads Dreiser for Three and a Half Hours! Censorship Immine 11.00. Goes to Bed! Final Last Edition Extra! —Parke Cumminas ' comicbooks.com