Judge, 1927-05-28 · page 4 of 36
Judge — May 28, 1927 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"The Chinese Sky-Writer"** shows six panels of Chinese characters with small landscape scenes, apparently satirizing the novelty of skywriting as an advertising medium. The joke's specifics are unclear without knowing the dated context. **"Hurrying Them Up"** is a brief joke about tulip bulbs and a neighbor's Airedale dog—likely poking fun at suburban gardening enthusiasts. **"Originality"** depicts a horse-drawn carriage with two figures, captioned as "crooks escape in a low-powered vehicle"—a straightforward visual gag about thieves using outdated transportation. The page also includes short quips on romance, cars, and fashion ("up-creep" of short skirts), representing typical Judge humor: quick, domestic-focused satire aimed at early 20th-century American middle-class readers.
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JUDGE Beyond Belief “Have you heard the news? Betty has married Bob Perkins!” “Not really—why, Perkins is the fellow she was engaged to!” Choosing the Right Car Don’t fail to ask the man who owns one that will give you the pride of ownership that improves with use and will go eighty miles per hour to the dealer near you to serve you. Be sure it’s a line eight with the super six motor that makes it the smoothest four on the market. It must be a chummy sport touring coupé with a four door, seven passenger rumble sea will please the whole Then, when better cars are built they'll send one around to your house and you'll be put away in a nicely upholstered place where another gnash won't hurt any- body. ARS Speaking of these short skirts —it's not the initial length, it’s the up-creep. Souvenirs Warden—Did you search that crook before you turned him loose? Guard—No, I didn’t. Why? Warden — There's a sledge hammer and three sets of balls and chains missing. The Chinese Sky-Writer. Hurrying Them Up Sub—How did your tulip bulbs come up this spring? Burb—With the assistance of the neighbor's Airedale A Thought for Today—and Tomorrow Too Oh, it’s easy to scoff When your stomach is off, And sorrow and misery smite. But the man I revere Is the man with a sneer a mae . Ortctnatity When everything’s going dead right. —Parke Cummincs A couple of crooks escape in a low-powered vehicle. comicbooks.com