Judge, 1928-06-02 · page 4 of 36
Judge — June 2, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains four separate satirical cartoons: 1. **Top left**: A couple arguing about a man's thin hair—the barber defends his work, calling the result "the CRAZIEST things." 2. **Top right**: A shark threatens a tiny person, saying "My dear young friend, calm yourself—I'm a man-eating shark." This appears to be a humorous visual pun about predatory behavior. 3. **Bottom left**: Two men in hats observe someone entering a building marked "ROOMS," captioning "I take a brisk walk every night for my health"—likely satirizing infidelity or secret activities disguised as exercise. 4. **Bottom right**: A proposed national emblem for summer months showing a baseball flag design, appealing to baseball fans' priorities. The page demonstrates Judge's variety of social and domestic humor targeting early 20th-century American audiences.
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I'm afraid id gag has some connection with the picture above, but excuse it this time, people; it won't happen again. “Your hair’s very thin on top, sir,” commented the barber as he surveyed Mr. Hickey's conk, “And I'm very glad of it, too—I hate fat hair!” responded the “witty Celt” hotly. Don't I think of the “My dear young friend, calm yourself — I'm a shark.” man-eating CRAZIEST things? > ONT iad PLM GING “T take a brisk walk every night for my health.’ » \ [= Y National emblem for the sum mer months as proposed by baseball fans, comicbooks.com