Judge, 1927-08-20 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 20, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page features a poetry section and a contest announcement rather than political satire. The main content includes: **Poetry**: Reflective verses about poems' various purposes—filling hearts with joy, minds with thoughts, and eyes with tears—concluding that only "paper baskets" reliably hold one kind of thing. **Contest Section ("No. 2")**: Shows two women (identified as Maude and Alice) at Belmont Park races. The text references Ben Bolt (a famous racehorse winner at Yonkers) and asks readers to supply witty dialogue for the empty speech balloons, offering $25 for the funniest submission. **Social Context**: The reference to horse racing and the casual mention of gambling ("stakes at Yonkers") reflects early 20th-century leisure pursuits among the wealthy that Judge's audience enjoyed. This is primarily entertainment content rather than political commentary.
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JUDGE Pomes Some pomes can fill a heart with Joy, Some pomes can fill a need; Some pomes can fill a man with thoughts To do a noble deed. Some pomes can fill an cye with tea But this kind, should you ask it, Can only fill one kind of thing, And that’s 2 paper basket. “What do you think of England severing diplomatic relations with Russia?” “IT was surprised. I didn't even know that England owed them anything.” Money talks, and in our house, my old man says, it speaks the mother tongue. “Freddie Simpson, you ought to be ashamed of yourself, hugging me right out here in public” FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD! JUDGE’S New Weekly Contest ft i= x No. 2 ND here, little readers, we have Maude and Alice at the races at Belmont Park. Whatever do you suppose the dear things are saying? In the background who do we see but Ben Bolt, who won the sweepstakes at Yonkers last Michaelmas. Mayhap they are talking about him! Who knows? Or perchance they may be referring to something else again! Put on your thinking caps, you little readers, you! JUDGE Will Pay $25.00 for the Funniest Dialogue Submitted for the Above Picture Where more than one person submits the winning dialogue, each will receive the prize of $25.00. You may write your brilliant brainstorm right in the above balloons if you wish, or you may draw a couple of your own balloons on a postal card. Be sure and put the contest number on the card. And you may send in as many wisecracks as you like, but none will be returned. Send all entries to the BALLOON CONT F ITOR, JUDGE, 627 West 43rd St., New York. THIS WEEK’S CONTEST (No. 2) CLOSES AUGUST 27TH. THE WINNING DIA- LOGUE AND PICTURE will be in the Sept. 10th issue. PICTURE No. 3, NEXT WEEK! WATCH FOR IT! comicbooks.com