Judge, 1928-04-07 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 7, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"The Age of Reason"** (left column): This dialect-heavy comic depicts working-class characters debating superstition versus rationality. The joke hinges on irony: one character claims not to believe in superstition, yet admits to avoiding lighting three cigarettes with one match—a common superstition. The humor satirizes ordinary people who pride themselves on being "modern" and rational while still harboring irrational beliefs. The thick phonetic dialect ("soopastishus," "naw") marks these speakers as unsophisticated, a common Judge magazine technique. **"Widening the Telephone Horizon"** (right): This is a paid advertisement for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company celebrating technological progress. It traces telephone history from Bell's early Boston-Cambridge calls (two miles) to 1927 transatlantic service and expansion to Mexico and Europe. The ad emphasizes 18.5 million U.S. phones and 750,000 new connections annually as proof of American modernity and progress—typical 1920s boosterism linking commercial growth with national advancement. The small cartoons below are unrelated humor items.
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