Judge, 1927-07-16 · page 4 of 40
Judge — July 16, 1927 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains **humorous verse and illustrations rather than political satire**. The content includes: **"Moon-Struck"**: An illustration showing a couple sitting on a crescent moon surrounded by bubbles, depicting romantic moonlit scenes—a whimsical visual gag about lovers under the moon's influence. **"Weather or No"** and **"Moonlight Romance"**: Poems about romance and weather, with light comedic verse rather than political commentary. **"Full Moon"** and accompanying illustration: A narrative poem about lovers (Tom and Flossie) meeting in a park under the full moon, with a cartoon showing park benches being "divided up" by censors—this likely references contemporary concerns about public morality and romance in parks, satirizing strict social enforcement. The page is primarily **entertainment-focused** rather than political, typical of Judge's lighter content mixed alongside its more pointed satire.
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- for the moon—their moon. Soon JUDGE i= Vi ie Hl i" i fh vy) St 4 i A i) iil Ah Eth vt : pa I " mi i MWe. Ye f if Hi ISSN He ‘i y 4. th i i Ne i sli ( te TAA Vi Full Moon The night was perfect. It was one of those warm July evenings and they were together again— Tom and Flossie. “The moon will be up soon, darling,” said Tom as he gazed up i into her eyes. - “Do you remember the last time, dear?” said Flossie. “Yes, dear, I do,” replied Tom. “And tonight it will be the same old moon and the same old spot, and we will just sit and drink it in—just you and me. Oh! Isn’t it wonderful, Flossie? It’s sim- ply intoxicating.” The strains of a dance or- chestra were wafted to their ears as the two lovers sat and waited . |. They parted with sighs at the end The censors divide up the park benches. it would suffuse them with its warmth and they would be as in heaven under its spell. A voice interrupted the com- placency of the scene: “Hey, Tom! Here’s your quart of corn licker; and don’t say I took any, it’s full to the cork.” —Jack Ciuerr Weather or No Rain poured, Galoshes flapped, Umbrellas bobbed, Slickers shined, And with a warning Blast of her fog horn Into the middle Of the river Slipped the Moonlight Excursion Boat. Moonlight Romance She was fair like the bloom on a blossoming rose, And he looked like a ‘shei ik with a paraffin nose; They had met in the park on an evening in June And had plighted their troth by the light of the moon. Oh, they vowed to be faithful, they vowed to be true, Which shows us, alas, what the moonlight can do; of the lane, And nevermore saw one another again. —Nare Coriier comicbooks.com