Judge, 1927-06-04 · page 29 of 36
Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A humorous bio of George Jean Nathan, likely a real Judge contributor. The satire mocks Nathan through absurdist exaggeration—describing him as a "Black Panther of the Plains" (full-blooded Cherokee) who "shoots from the hip," then undermining this tough persona by revealing he was fired from jobs for petty misconduct (licking desk varnish, nibbling ham) and now works as a movie-theater usher who's never seen an actual theater. The layered joke is that this supposed tough character is actually pathetic and incompetent. **Right side:** A Murad cigarette advertisement claiming "The World's Best Cigarette / For the man who feels entitled to life's better things." Below is a cartoon showing working-class laborers with a vehicle, one saying "Nah then, you—oo yer nudgin'?" (attributed to "London Opinion"). The irony appears intentional: the ad targets aspirational consumers, yet the illustration depicts rough, common workers—suggesting either that Murad's actual audience is working-class, or satirizing the gap between advertising's promises and reality.
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