Judge, 1927-05-28 · page 8 of 36
Judge — May 28, 1927 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical cartoons and jokes typical of 1920s-era American humor: **"The Alarm"** (poem + illustration): Mocks emergency vehicle traffic protocols—a fire truck's siren causes citywide chaos, yet the fire chief merely rushes home for lunch, undermining the urgency. **Top cartoon**: A couple discusses their parents' opposition to marriage. The joke's structure suggests the man can't articulate *any* legitimate reason for the union beyond parental disapproval. **"Fine"**: Satirizes traffic law inconsistency—crossing a safety zone in a car yields a summons, but the accompanying text about "Burbank" (likely Luther Burbank, the botanist) suggests arbitrary rule-making. **"Effort Wasted"**: A cop arrests a bootlegger for carrying undrinkable alcohol—the detective asks why arrest someone if the contraband is useless anyway. This mocks Prohibition-era enforcement absurdities. **Bottom cartoon**: Two "flappers" discuss European debt but pivot to China's geopolitical tensions, satirizing superficial intellectualism among the fashionable young. All content reflects post-WWI American preoccupations: traffic modernization, Prohibition, women's changing social roles, and international politics.
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JUDGE The Alarm The shriek of a siren rends the air And screams to the traffic lanes, “Beware !” It lifts its voice in a piercing wail And moans like a soul in sad il. ying the uplifted hand of the cop, The motor cars drive to the curb- ing and stop As the little red car with the clamoring bell Comes ripping and _— snorting through traffic, pell-mell. As swift as a greyhound, un- fettered and fleet, It races its way down the length of the street. Behind it confusion and chaos are found, The traffic lights blink and the police whistles sound Cyrir—Your parents are utterly opposed to our getting While autos stand hopelessly married. ; ; ; ; jammed in a bunch— Vanessa—IVell, do you know anything else in favor of it? The fire chief's hurrying home to his lunch! —Arruce L. Lirepmaxn Fine Effort Wasted Or One Burbank Didn’t Originate Cop—The stuff that bootlegger sn’t fit to drink. ote Then why did you bother arresting him? a Cross a safety zone with an automobile and you get a sum- mons, SRS The continuity experts in the movie world ought to apply some of their art to the matrimonial game. Finst Frarrer—IVhat do you think of the European debt ques- tion? Seconp Frapper—N Anas- thasia, don’t be trivial — the whole loan situation has become subordinated to the problems raised by the clash of interests in China. AT RAS SN hana comicbooks.com thn.