Judge, 1928-04-07 · page 34 of 36
Judge — April 7, 1928 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features **Judge's Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 2**, a reader participation competition. The main cartoon shows two well-dressed men confronting a woman with a baby carriage on a city street. The setup joke reads: "Dorf—Why do you say she takes after her mother?" Readers are invited to submit the cleverest second line (punchline) for a $25 prize, with entries due April 19, 1928. The page also includes miscellaneous humor: witticisms about theater bills, marriage advice, a manicurist joke, and anecdotes from various publications. At the bottom are "Krazy Kracks"—brief, crude visual gags about a toaster and adventure. This represents typical 1920s magazine humor: urban sophistication, gender humor focused on appearance and marriage, and reader-participation contests designed to boost engagement and circulation.
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RMR NORM TALL Dorr—IWhy do you say she takes after her mother? UDGE will award a prize of $25 for the cleverest second line in the above conversation. Study the situation, the characters, and their expressions, and then write the fun- niest, snappiest line you can think of. In case two or more persons submit the same winning line, $25 will be awarded to each. Any reader of JupGE may compete. Any number of lines may be submitted, but each one MUST be submitted on a POSTCARD, or a sheet of paper the size of a Postcard, OR IT WILL NOT BE CON- SIDERED. No answers will be returned. Contest No. 2 closes April 19, 1928. The winning answer will appear in the May 19th issue of Jupcr. Check will be mailed to the winner on that date. In the meantime Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 3 will appear next week. Send your answers to the Fifty-Fifty Editor of Juper, 627 West 43rd St. New York City. Mark the number of the Contest on the front of your envelope. Toaster.” 1 love my girl from her toaster hed Adventure.” wadrenture He—We must stop going to the theater so often. I must think about our bills. She—Well, can’t you think about the bills in the theater? —Everveopy’s Werk Here rest the bones Of Emily Bright; She put out her left hand, And turned to the right. —West Bromwicu Free Press | “Don't trust him—he is a | fellow who will pat you on the | back to your face and laugh in your face behind your back.” —Prie Meter, Paris | \q \q It takes a manicurist to nail | her man. | —Evervsopy's Wreekty ] City Banker — Doctor, six } months ago you advised me to take up golf to get my mind off my work. Medical Man—I did. Banker—Well, for goodness’ sake prescribe something to get it back again. —Answers “Well, daddy,” said the pretty girl excitedly. m engaged!" | “You don’t mean it?” her father exclaimed. “Certainly not,” said the pretty { girl; “but it’s great fun all the same!" —Hapry Magazine Agsent-Minnep Proressor Avovr to Comin Surerpe By Jove, it's beginning to rain. SOW AND LANGER PRINTING COL ING, JaBalca, MB comicbooks.com