Judge, 1927-09-10 · page 11 of 36
Judge — September 10, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (Early 20th Century) This page from **Judge** magazine features a reader-participation contest typical of the era. The main content is Picture No. 5, showing two women gossiping—"Mabel and Alice are dishing the dirt"—with empty speech balloons. Readers are invited to submit witty dialogue for $25 prize money, with entries due September 17th. The surrounding content includes period humor: jokes about an "actuary" (insurance professional), references to the Battle of Sedan (Franco-Prussian War, 1870), and vaudeville-style gags (a burglar breaking into a professor's bedroom). The advertisement for "Fresh Eggs 5¢ a Dozen" and musical references ("I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid") ground this in the pre-WWI era. The satire targets contemporary social conventions—women's gossip, romance, and absurd educational gaps—reflecting Judge's focus on middle-class American foibles and entertainment.
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JUDGE Kare Old Prints FRESH EGGS 5e A DOZEN The Actuary Song “Now I actuary confiden- tially 22.” Annabelle is so dumb — she thinks the Battle of Sedan was a petting party. te LOVE MY WIFE BUT OH YOU KID. Good evening, radio fans, this is Station J-O-L-L-I- M-E-N-T broadcasting—blah. . A second-story man got into Prof. Peabody’s bedroom late one night. “Is there anybody in this room?” de- manded the prof, awaking suddenly. “Not a soul, sir,” replied the burglar. “That’s strange,” commented old Hick- ory, “I thought I heard a ” Don’t razz me, boys; I mean well. noise.” FUN FOR YOUNG AND OLD! No. 5 Mabel and Alice are dishing the dirt, and some absent sister is probably getting an awful panning. But stay! What are the gels saying? “That,” as Bernard Shaw said to Benny Leonard, “is the question!” UDGE Will Pay $25.00 for the Funniest Dialogue y 8 Submitted for the Above Picture If more than one person submits the same 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 and fill them in. Be sure and put the number of the contest 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 r EDITOR, JUDGE, 627 West 43rd St CEK’S CONTEST (No. 5) CLOSES SEPTEMBER 17th. THE WIN- NING DIALOGUE AND PICTURE will be in the Oct. 8th issue. PICTURE No. 6, NEXT WEEK! WATCH FOR IT! New York. THIS W