Judge, 1928-05-26 · page 19 of 36
Judge — May 26, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humor page from *Judge* magazine featuring short comic pieces and cartoons satirizing early 20th-century American life. **The cartoons depict:** 1. **"Picture of a married man having the last word"** – A husband confidently speaks while his wife sits nearby, a visual gag about marital dynamics where husbands rarely "win" arguments. 2. **"Irate Wife"** – Shows a woman threatening a man with a portable typewriter, sarcastically calling it "portable" since it's so unwieldy. The joke mocks the impracticality of early portable typewriters. 3. **"Lady Camper"** – A woman struggles to assemble camping equipment in windy conditions, poking fun at unprepared outdoor enthusiasts. **The text humor** includes puns ("Gags to Riches"), children's verses about radios and stockings, and observations about contemporary life—radio as a novelty, Fifth Avenue traffic, fashion (short skirts as scandalous), and Scottish stereotypes. The overall tone is light domestic satire typical of 1920s-era humor magazines.
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JUDGE GAGS TO RICHES By R. C. O'Brien Or the Collection Plate Button, button, who's got the button? We are in a quand’ry; Since it's missing from our shirt, It must be the laundry. Too Dangerous I'd walk a mile for a cigarette. But not blindfolded. Low Bridge If Victor Hugo never stood up on a bus, where did he get the idea for the Hunchback of Notre Dame? Never Done More remarkable than any- thing, we think, would be a non- stop motor trip down Fifth Avenue. Verses for Children “Radio” The radio man came to our house, And took the thing It made us all feel very bad, But Papa said: “Hooray!” “Darn It” Mama's always darning stockings, (Now and then a sock); Stockings don't last very long, Cause our kr all knock. —Heren Winter Well, anyway, the shadow of a girl’s skirt would reach below the knees, that is, if the material were heavy enough to cast a shadow. In a Position to Hear Scotchmen laugh at jokes about themselves in the papers. We know: one of them laughed at some Scotch jokes over my shoul- der this morning. J ALL RIGHT — =—{ ALL RIGHT— A BUY THE Ww j= DARNED THING} = ae Inate Wire—So that’s the portable Lavy Camprr—The directions don’t say how to set it up in a gale—you'll just have to hold it till the wind dies di 17