Judge, 1927-11-26 · page 32 of 36
Judge — November 26, 1927 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes advertising with two distinct cartoon features. The left side contains a Molle shaving cream advertisement emphasizing convenience—no brush or lather needed, just finger application. Below are Clark's cruise line ads and a promotional item for a drink recipe book. The right side features "Leaves from Myrtle's Sketch-book," a serialized cartoon series (No. 16). The top cartoon depicts domestic life: a woman trying to sing while her grandmother and maid listen, with Maggie attempting to write a letter—satirizing amateur musicianship. The bottom cartoon shows a bride-to-be asking a hostess about carpet cleaning; the hostess jokingly replies her *husband* is best for cleaning—a joke playing on marital utility and domestic drudgery as a wife's role. These are light domestic humor pieces typical of Judge's satirical take on middle-class American life, with gentle jabs at incompetence and gender roles.
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oom TTT Leaves from Myrtles sketch-book GOW Rec. U.S. Par. Ore No. 16 MXS8tLES dear ‘ol much -MO-LAY- : foo, cmimet For SHAVING WITHOUT it hac f “e x BRUSH OR LATHER E ping has not been aired in 1 Tis wasteful the butter and Its Gun Now to Shave You simply wash your face, spread MOLLE on with your fingers, shave once over with a keen razor (any type) and then dry your face—that’s all! And it’s one jim-dandy shave—slick, quick and smooth as velvet. CLARK’S FAMOUS CRUISES January 16, Round the World (westward), $1250 “to $3000; January 25, to Mediterranean, $6) to $1700. Here with some Gordon Water ’neath the bough, An orange, and a copy of “Here’s How” — —Omar Kuayyam And don’t forget this new “Here's How!” Send $1.00 to Judge, Jr., 627 West 43rd St., and he will send Bripe-to-Be—What do you use to clean the carpets? you a copy of his famous book Hosress-—I have tried lots of things, but I find my husband of drink recipes. the best. —Passinc SHow ———— comicbooks.com