Judge, 1927-10-15 · page 7 of 68
Judge — October 15, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Page Analysis **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** This depicts a car accident involving tourists and a local resident. The "native" sarcastically notes they've "run over th' only one in town" while the tourist demands a doctor. The satire mocks automobile dangers in rural America—specifically how cars were still novel and dangerous in small towns, and the irony that hitting the lone local person represents the rarest misfortune. It's commentary on early automotive culture's recklessness and the clash between modern city travelers and rural communities unprepared for motorized traffic. **Lower Section ("Apologetic Anna"):** This humorously depicts a woman's procrastination in writing vacation letters. The accompanying illustration shows a photographer destroying camera equipment—"A Freudian maid gets rid of an inhibition"—suggesting unconscious rebellion against photo documentation. The satire gently mocks the social obligation to share travel experiences and the anxiety surrounding belated correspondence.
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JUDGE Tovnist—Ye gods, man—run and get a doctor! Native—How kin I? Apologetic Anna Dear Martha: I've been wanting to write to you for weeks to tell you all about our summer, but with one thing and another I just haven't gotten around to it; so today I made up my mind to sit down and give you all the gossip. No kidding, Martha, I think I made at least three attempts the last month to get out the old pen and ink so that I really could de- scribe our vacation to you, but each time something happened to prevent it. Mother keeps saying, “You must write Martha and tell her all about our trip to Europe,” and I just feel so ashamed when I realize that I haven’t even sent you a teeny-weeny letter—and there’s so much to tell. Why, oodles of interesting things have happened and each time we did something exciting or thrilling I A Freudian maid gets rid of an inhibition. RB.FULLK Ye’ve run over th’ only one in town! said to Agnes, “Now, I’m going to sit right down and send Martha a long letter all about it.’ But you know what Shake- speare or somebody said about “Procrastination being the enemy of time” and “Don’t put off ’til tomorrow what should have been accomplished yesterday.” Well, today I just made up my mind at breakfast to write you all about our summer and I feel so happy to know that at last you've been able to share all of our ex- periences and I want to apologize again for not having written you about our trip sooner, but honestly, Martha, I just couldn't get around to it. Do write me soon and tell me all about your trip too. Your devoted friend, Marrtua. P. S. Didn’t we have the thrillingest time imaginabl —Arruvur L, Lippmann comicbooks.com