Judge, 1927-09-24 · page 7 of 36
Judge — September 24, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces mocking domestic life and social conventions of the era. The main cartoon depicts a chaotic car crash, illustrating the "First New Yorker" and "Last New Yorker" joke about parking difficulties in New York City—a timeless urban complaint. The "Help! Police!" section parodies domestic hysteria, showing a woman's escalating panic over robberies and missing items, satirizing both crime anxiety and consumerism (her concern about golf clubs). The "Looking Ahead" crystal ball cartoon appears to satirize women's fashion predictions. Smaller pieces mock marital attitudes ("going out with married men"), child discipline (striking matches on trousers), and newspaper sensationalism (the hotel fire story). The overall tone ridicules both working-class and upper-class anxieties of the period—crime, traffic, fashion, and family drama.
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{ i | JUDGE Help! Police! “Somebody's robbed the house while we've been gone!” “Don’t yell like that! What if they have? It’s too late to do anything now!” “My silver’s gone! My new My——" Pipe down, woman! — The neighbors ‘Il think you've gone cuckoo!” “Oh! And they've taken——" You've got to cut out that screaming! I won't have it! Figure out what's missing and tomorrow I'll report it to. the police.” . . . they’ve taken your new set of golf clubs “They did? !! —#"??!’em! Help! Police HELP! MUR- DER FIRE! Do something, woman! Don't stand there with your mouth open! HALP! HALP!!!” May—What do you think of going out with married men? Fay—It's all right if you're not married to them. tas / VE WHAT WILL THE WOMEN BE WEARING NEXT? Gaze into Jvvce's Crystal and see! Fire! “How can I cure my son of striking matches on his trou sers?” “Buy him some celluloid pants.” The burglar’s mother, awaiting her son’s return, should keep a flashlight in the window for him, “ews paper Copy-Reader—How Il I head this story about the woman's hotel burning at noon? dantaymans First New Yorker—Speaking of trafic—did you ever try to park a car in Philadelphia? Last New Yorken—No, I’ve been lucky. I generally find a space right here in New York. Editor—"Guests flee in seanty attire,” of course. o ‘omicbooks.com