Judge, 1927-10-08 · page 29 of 36
Judge — October 8, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple advertisements and a fraternal lodge appeal, reflecting 1920s consumer culture and social concerns. **"Listen Brother" Column:** Jack Shuttleworth pressures lodge members to pay overdue dues, threatening suspension and fines. This reflects Depression-era financial strain on fraternal organizations and the tension between members' family expenses (radios, fur coats) and organizational obligations. **Silver King Fizz Advertisement:** A reader defends non-alcoholic beverages during Prohibition, arguing abstainers can appreciate flavor too. This satirizes the "wets vs. drys" debate over alcohol prohibition—the letter writer humorously claims bone-dry drinkers deserve respect as connoisseurs. **"Sorry, Officer" Cartoon:** A wife's reckless driving endangers a policeman, playing on contemporary anxiety about women drivers—a newer social phenomenon in the 1920s presented as comedic incompetence. **Craven Mixture & Funny Bones:** Tobacco and product advertisements typical of the era's magazine content. The overall tone captures 1920s preoccupations: Prohibition debates, organizational dues pressure, and gender anxieties about modern women.
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2 ) ation have y fol- Listen Brother (Continued from page 5) your dues. Now I know we all have a lot of expenses, our wives want new radios or chin chile coats like Luke Ginsberg’s wife has, or something else, but what I do say is that the old lodge should come first. How about Sam. You don’t care if some of us stand you up on our meat bill, do you? "Ha, ha, listen to that, ha, ha, Sam, y most of us do any way. Now, here’s the point. You fellows gotta come thru with your dues or you'll be suspended next time the Grand Lodge holds Con- clave. And as you all know it costs fifteen bucks to get rein- stated. Now, we’re all a bunch of good peppy fellows, we got a nice big new clubhouse here have d we can a lot of fun if we all get to- gether on this business and pay our dues. But remember the old Lodge comes first. So, next week I’m going to read out the names of the Brothers who are behind in their dues and fine them two dollars apie ‘0, I hope Broth- ers Ginsberg, Kruikshank, Tood, Peabody, Le: Rosa, At- chinson, Lewis, B. Jones, R. Jones, Perelman, Winkler, N. Simons, Rumely, Heffle- Popoppolous and Bert age will kick through on time. I thank you. —Jack SuutTrLewortH ee Gentlemen: SILVER KING FIZZ How about us Bone-drys? Must we stand by and let the wets pretend they are the only experts on drinking? They're wrong! A dry—better than the next man, per- haps—can appreciate delicate flavor and on this score I'm all for your Silver King Fizz. Let others mix it to their heart's content, but as for me, I want it straight or not at all. Yours truly, 99 That Marvelous Mixer “> GUMRYBONES) is so dumb that she ) thinks McAdoo is the Em- peror of Japan. Uudge poys 85 for “Sorry, Officer—wife learning to drive!” It’s always “open season for CRAVEN MIXTURE OU'LL “bag the limit’ in pipe pleasure when you load up with Craven Mixture. For over sixty years Craven Mixture rs in Mv re g separated from his ta tin from your owa tobac- for a liberal sample tin send ps to American Office, York City MIXTURE Imported from London “7 comicbooks.com