Judge, 1928-02-04 · page 7 of 36
Judge — February 4, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine The main cartoon depicts a judge threatening a defendant with violent consequences if he commits perjury—the judge warns he'll shoot off the man's finger, make his thumb "go easy," and damage his ear. This satirizes judicial corruption and intimidation tactics, suggesting judges administered justice through threats rather than legal procedure. The two text sections below are unrelated humor columns: one answers a reader's question about entertainer Mazie Mackintosh's career, listing her theatrical performances; the other presents a humorous rags-to-riches scheme where someone plans to plant an acorn, eventually becoming a taxi driver through increasingly absurd logic. The overall page reflects 1920s satirical commentary on legal system abuses combined with light entertainment content.
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let it go till tomorr It Won’t Be Long Now Dear Editor: Can you give me an outline of ¢ Mackintosh’s professional r? An Apsiner Ansv Born in Jackson, Mich. First professional appear- ance at age of six before micro- phone of Station WWXL; 1923, sang with Corrugated Cruller Company Quartet 123, played “Por in “Merchant of V presented Shultz Che Company Shakespeare Troupe; 1924, member of wuntelroy Hosiery Company Revele 1 » Soloist with Werner S ghetti Company Opera Troupe; 1925, announcer in charge of ; women's hours for Station VBG; 1926, soloist with Levy Credit Clothing Company String En- semble; 1927, played “Yum “Yum” in Kelly Coal & Ice Com- pany’s production of “The | Mikado”; now singing with Gib- raltar Trust’ Company Synco- pators over Station PBG, Artuce DL. Lirpaans | “We've got to arrange some signals, Doc. mean I want to spit, your thumb will mean to go casy, and your ear will mean to JUDGE The sad effect on the head of the average man who per- sisted in reading the tabloids. When I shoot your finger off that'll Great Oaks From Little Acorns Grow Today [planted an acorn. That acorn will grow up to be a great oak. I will chop down the great oak and haul it to the sawmill and have it sawed into lumber, With the lumber I will build a garage. I will rent the garage to my neighbor for ten dollars a month, In one year's time I will have one hundred and twenty dollars. With this hun- dred and twenty dollars I will buy a second-hand flivver, I will make over the second-hand ». In this a taxi driver. flivver into a t ic way I will become In six months I will have six thousand dollars. With the thousand dollars I will tray ix all over the United States searching for Button Gwinnett s: I will find six of these signatures worth fifty thousand dollars each, which all together nets me three hundred thousand dollars. Gosh! What'll I do with all that money? —Nate Contier 6 comicbooks.com