Judge, 1928-05-26 · page 27 of 36
Judge — May 26, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine features a "Punny Section" contest soliciting humorous puns from readers, offering $5 payment for accepted submissions. The left side displays four visual puns submitted by readers: - "In the shay dubbed 'THEOL' uphill t'ree" (a play on words involving a vehicle) - "Getting a weigh with mudder" (a pun on "away" and "weight") - References to sweeping and police, using period dialect humor The right side contains comic strips and humorous sketches, including "The Cuckoo Islands" (appearing to be absurdist humor with animals), pastoral scenes with moralistic commentary, and astronomical references about constellations. The overall tone reflects early 20th-century American magazine humor—reliant on wordplay, visual gags, and domestic/sentimental scenarios. The dialect and stereotypical references reflect period conventions that modern readers would find dated or offensive. The page essentially showcases amateur comic contributions and editorial humor typical of *Judge's* satirical format.
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JUDGE Send in your wildest, crazies puns for the Punny Section, dvvar will pay $5 for cach one accepted—none will be returned. Jevce will have them illustrated and the original drawings will be mailed to the successful contributors. Mi “Tn the shay dubbed ‘THEOL? uphill t’ree.” Submitted by Mrs. M. R. Deitrick, New York City. “Getting a weigh with mudder” Submitted by Mrs, M. Re Deitrick, N. Y. C. “Keep sweeping the cobwebs off the coon,” Submitted by Pvt. HH. P, Bracey, N.Y. C. “Police go way and let me Submitted by G. Smalley, Buffalo, N.Y. PASTORAL SCENE ON “JHE DANUBE. “HE MOTHER WOWPF LECTURES -THE RENEGADE SON ON THE EVILS OF RICTOUS LIVING. P = peu! come” SONG WE “TAKING = ea Sg os — a— —_— — — AW, FIDDLE STICKS. AHE COSTELLATION OF GEMINI (RICKER TAS (OMEUATION LIES | IT LIES HALE WAY BETWEEN SurPER TIME AN “THE AURORA OF MORN. You'll NOTE TWAT HE CACTOR GEAN 1S HORS DE COMBAT Wit Potey WorLy Doone “THE LESS SAID ABOUT “THE ASTERISK THE BETTER. THE APPLE KEEPS. THE Doo AWAY comicbooks.com