Judge, 1928-05-19 · page 28 of 36
Judge — May 19, 1928 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and puzzle content** rather than political satire. The advertisements promote consumer products: Forhan's antiseptic mouthwash, Mothersill's seasickness remedy, and Dr. Scholl's bunion pads—typical early-20th-century patent medicines and remedies. The main editorial content is "Laugh Is Like That!" (continued story) featuring **Cousin Jake**, apparently a wealthy character who solved a mystery involving spies and Moscow during the Red Scare era—suggesting anti-communist themes common to the period. The story appears to conflate criminal activity with communist conspiracy. The page also includes a **bridge card game puzzle** ("Lenz Solution to Bridge Problem No. 11") with winners listed and a humorous single-panel cartoon about an irate motorist whose car won't start, deflating his anger when his wife notes he's "pleading with him"—a mild gender-dynamics joke. Overall, this is a typical Judge magazine mixed-content page: light humor, advertisements, and a serialized story reflecting period anxieties.
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Forhan’s ANTISEPTIC REFRESHANT | FOR MOUTH, BREATH AND TASTE HYGIENB for sore throat and bad taste F you would be free from throat trouble, bad taste and bad breath, get into the habit of using Forhan’s Antiseptic Refreshant every morning, every night. Safe and harmless even when swal- lowed, Forhan’s Antiseptic Refresh- ant soothes the throat, helps to relieve soreness and cold and, in addition, it removes bad atter-taste and its twin, bad breath. Ithasnostrong, telltale odor. And its taste, so clean and refreshing, lingers in the mouth for hours. All druggists, 35¢ and 60c. FOREAN COMPANY New York Sea SICKNESS —in the roughest waters. This ap- i nausea is unnecessary suf- ing. Mothersill’s prevents Travel Sickness on your jyurneys by Sea, ‘Train, Auto, Car or Air. ” 78. & $1.50 at Drug Stoves or divect The Mot thersill Remedy Co, Ltd. Montreat BUNIONS Quick. safe relief from Bunion Prevent shoe pressure. ‘tall dng shoe, dept. stores, 33. DrScholls Zino-pads ™: For Free Sample, write The Scholl Mfg Co rehiags | Laugh Is Like That! (Continued from page 21) three colors on the dorsal fin of cach, Phe night letter reached him just as he was arriving home from a zooming trip in his ex- pensive silver-plated monoplane, and as his relatives in the Bronx had hoped, Cousin Jake rose nificently to the occasion solved tl He very news to and ir perplexing problem. ingeniously confided the nutter stranger, who an equally dexte ashion > grid-graph) saw to it that to the ears of the poli (si it came The police, of the mother and course, — toc babe to the station where they were definitely proved to be spies on the payroll of Moscow, striving by machin. to madermine very American solidarity course, to the w family, I re refe r, of rking man’s Thus, by a deft piece of action, another vented. Red) Menace was pre- ack, I'd just love to be ship, bound for London.” Vd be a mighty unpopular Pr, + dearest?” ryone on board et to New Zealand.” —Avssie wants to Policeman—How did the aceci- dent happer Motorist—My wife fell asleep in the back seat —Evenrynopy’s WreKxty my —— !!! car here? Wrre—Henry, dear, don’t waste your time pleading Lenz Solution to BridgeProblemNo.11 | As it appeared in the April 21st issue of Judge Clubs are Trumps. South has the lead. North and South must win six of the | seven tricks against ony defense by East | and West. a74 9 954 @63 | 9 - QAKI6G ak 10 OUTH opens a Diamond whieh SO North trumps and leads I der if the p simplified by a Diamond, rut East must go up and return the Diamond | most harassin with the Ace All of which will be to the enemy Prize Winners, Problem No. 10 As it appeared in the April 14th issue Ist Prize: Miss Marjorie Ro Whitney, | Philadelphia, Pa. | 2nd Prize: Me. W. W. Temple, Hugh. ton, Saskatchewan, Canada Me. Wallace A. Kelley, Wine throp, Srd Prize: Mr Louisiana. (See page 25 for Lenz Problem 13) V. Kins, Mound —can't I leave ith him, | ] —Passine Siow | comicbooks.com