Judge, 1927-05-07 · page 7 of 36
Judge — May 7, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of This Tabloid Page This page combines sensational crime reporting with astrological entertainment. The main stories cover: **"Musician Murdered"**: A crime story about Oswald J. Gickersoop, an allegedly neglected musician killed in his apartment. His wife reportedly confessed, implicating another woman. The piece satirizes tabloid sensationalism through dramatic language and photographs. **"Flees in B.V.D.'s"**: A humorous follow-up showing Gickersoop escaping (despite supposedly being murdered), emphasizing tabloid unreliability and exaggeration. **"Your Birthday by Perelman"**: An astrological chart for May 7 births, humorously describing someone born under Neptune—apparently a musician prone to mimicry and wearing Boy Scout uniforms. This likely parodies both astrology's vagueness and pretentious character readings popular in the era. The page satirizes tabloid sensationalism and pseudoscience simultaneously.
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ABLOID Musician Murdered! Neglected Spouse Tells All - committed with a blunt in- strument and suggested either the saxophone or the safety razor found near the murdered man’s side. Mrs. Gickersoop told police her husband had bought the saxophone two months ago because he wanted to become popular and added ut she told him at the time he couldn't afford it and that it was entirely too much to blow in, Fingerprints found on an empty whiskey led police to belie on the tr bottle they were poison rum plot. This theory was aban- coned, however, when the fingerprints turned out to be those of Detective Polinski Thirty-three neighbors and twenty-seven paramours of Mrs. Slickerscoop are being held at Queens County Jail s possible suspect Willie Smickle, B.A., B. Was given the third degree 1} Detective Polinski, to the murder and impli Gus Muss, the corset s man, 3oth Gus and Willie now demand that the State y them a boun The en- Mrs. Pickgoop ald J leged musician logna Parkway, beaten in his rear apartment between the hours of midnight and 5:30 this morning, accord- ing to Detective Georgia Po- linski, of the 14th District Homicide Squad. The body of Mr. Kickersnoop was lying across a Duncan Phyfe divan, police force has been with two broken legs and|assigned to the Sickerstoop °n upholstery when Detec- | ¢ and is scouring the city Polinski entered the) for a man of medium height, ecked apartment. Chief of | blue eyes and wearing a cellu- Police, O'Honohanoho, who ar-| oid collar, who v rived in answer to a telephone | loitering around the Sticker- call, said the murder had been | sloop residence last June Snic al- rgoop, 4678 was brutally us seen FLEES IN B. V. D.’S! 4 BUT HE DIDN'T GET AWA Oswald J. Gickersnoop caught in an off moment by the TABLOID photographer. He took a fence at this picture but just let him try and sue the TABLOID! confessed | Ph.D., who | | mermaids NUMBER our Birthday by PERELMAN MAY Folks, meet Chauncey Dis- mukes, a_ two-fisted he-man. To-day’s his birthday. Chaun- i was born under the sign and has all of Nep- ote includ- in his hair and Chauncey has had for years and assistance even istics, -weed rmaids. get no from mermaid specialists, some of |huge sums. | whom advis n operation while others advise an tion. Each vise something them even going suggest an operation. But getting back to Chaunce Chauncey h the distinguish- ing characteristics of all those born under the sign of Nery tune, a sense of humor. Chauncey, is married. The other evening his friend, Ralp Herring, in- vited him to sit in on a poker game. “I can't; I've got to st home to-night,” replied Chauncey “Why your wife entertainin inquired Herring. “Not VERY!” re- torted good old Chauncey, and believe me, those two fellows nearly severed a strap laughing. opera- seems to ad- one of s far as to one else, sailor, Among those born under the} me sign are Paavo Nurmi, Boccaccio, Tom Thumb, Joyce | are c can | as you girls know, | Dismukes Hawley seff. your and Marie Bashkirt- If this is your birthday, star of destiny predicts that you will be musical. A good instrument for persons born on this day to play is the mimic. More and more mimics eeping into our and bands every 4: good mimic player can earn Chauncey him- self plays the mimic, although his early love is the bass foop, n instrument which Chaun- cey claims will yet supersede the violin the drum. tras and | Chauncey plays both the bass and soprano foop, alternating with the tenor and alto mimic. People born on this day, if they are men, will have to ve their faces unless they want to grow beards. Chaun- cey himself has a beard, this picture shows, but he has just shaved it off so it is not visible. Chauncey's mustache is part of the regulation Boy Scout which he w constantly for the benefit those who do not know already, Chauncey is assistan trail blazer and ief Life er of the Wolf Patrol, be- being an ardent stamp collector. He will be eleven old this fall and has in the choir for three outfit, years sung years comicbooks.com