Judge, 1928-01-21 · page 5 of 36
Judge — January 21, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon: "Now Then Men Lets Have a Conference! Said Stacy"** Three well-dressed men confer, likely political or business figures of the era. The caption references "Stacy" calling a conference. Without additional context, the specific identity of these figures is unclear, though their formal attire and body language suggest they represent authority figures or politicians engaged in backstroom dealings—a common Judge satirical subject. **Bottom Cartoon: "Two Below on a Wintry Night"** Two men huddle outside a building in winter, apparently homeless or destitute. This appears to satirize poverty or social hardship, contrasting sharply with the suited gentlemen above. **Right Column: "News" Poem** A humorous poem mocking journalism and sensationalism, suggesting newspapers overstate trivial events as "News."
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News If a dog bites a man It is matter of fact, And the press doesn’t stress Such a commonplace act. If a man bites a pup All the current reviews Play the incident: up— Vor it's News! If a father bestows Here a fur, there a frock, No hurrah weleomes pa When he faces his flock. If his kinspeople shop And. by aceident, choose Just a trinket for pop— STOP! That's News! NOW THEN MEN LETS HAVES: A CONFERENCE! SAID STACY’ Here you are, gents, get a package of Perelman's Old Saw Not a@ Laugh in a Carload, Tio old-timers were messing ‘round, “1 was chewing some salt-water tatty, but 1 lost it; he you seen U2" asked Mr. Cantor. “You must be erazy to want to find that!” returned the straight man. “Maybe Lam, but my teeth happen to be in it!” retorted Mr, Cantor, rapidly graduating from high school and entering Yale. Did you enjoy this spark froma funsmith'’s forge? SG S “Are you stron “Strong! » Pecan read the Saturday Evening Post with one hand!” What Intermissions Are For A critic, in speaking of a cer- tain show, said the acts were so thrilling the audience's breath nay ts, however, it was gotten back. “Mother.” said the twelve- year-old boy, “have I got a dadd. “Yes, son,” replied the mother. “Then where is he? I don't remember ever seei him.” “You haven't him since you wer little baby. But I hope and pray you will see him soon, I expect him home in the next year or two.” “But where is he?" persisted the youth. “He's playing thirty-six holes of golf on the public links,” ex- plained the mother. comicbooks.com