Judge, 1928-04-21 · page 16 of 36
Judge — April 21, 1928 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains several satirical cartoons mocking early 20th-century social absurdities: **"Now Boys Always Play Your Haunches"**: A teacher's interaction with a student named Sebastian highlights class dialect humor—the child misunderstands "fur" (meaning "far") as a distance concept, satirizing rural or working-class speech patterns. **"Axioms Speak Louder Than Words"**: An old woman scolds a young man for not being at "the front" (WWI), and he replies crudely that there's "no milk at that end"—mocking both patriotic shaming and soldiers' crude irreverence toward war sacrifice. **"It's a Lie!"**: A corrupt politician denies embezzlement with theatrical outrage, satirizing political dishonesty and the performative indignation politicians use to deflect. **"Home Muscle Developer"**: An exercise device advertisement, likely satirizing fitness fads and dubious health claims. The cartoons collectively mock political corruption, class pretension, wartime hypocrisy, and dubious consumer products—typical Judge editorial targets.
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JUDGE NOW BOYS ALWAYS PLAY YOUR HAUNCHES/ ORDERED THE TRAINER Teacurn—Now, Sebastian, can you spell “fur? Sepastian—F-U-R. Tractier—Good! Now can you tell me what “fur” is? Sru— Yeh, it means a h—I of a way off, teacher. It’s a small world, isn’t it, my unseen audience! @ AXIOMS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, SCHMOOSED EUCLID/ In old lady happened across a bird milking aco. “ if co, young man, why aren't you at the front?” she reprimanded. ain't no milk at that end!" smiled Sterling. And to think that men strike for higher wages. “Because they It’s a Lie! “It's a lie,” cried the politi- cian, when confronted with evi- dence which purported to show he had appropriated funds which did not belong to him. “It's a damnable lie, a wicked prevari- cation, an insult and a slander. I never took that money, I shall not let this charge so base and thing for me? Achilles?” “T plantest Eucalyptus trees, Fabius; I wouldst raise keleles.” Eu- so baseless besmirch my I know nothing of what ne of the dough, 1 shall fight to clear my name, and be- fore they get through they will realize have tackled the wrong - I didn’t take the money, I shall fight the at I did to the last even if it takes every cent —R.C.O. “Doctor, can you do any- I've been see- ing so many friends off for Europe, 1 have a permanent Tur Home Muscre Deverorrr Build vigor while performing the daily ablutions. comicbooks.com