Judge, 1928-06-16 · page 27 of 36
Judge — June 16, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A short story titled "The Triangle" by R.C. O'Brien about a divorce dispute. A husband and wife each present their grievances to a judge—he complains she starved him; she counters that he was unemployable and emotionally abusive. The joke's punchline is the "neighbors' side," which dismisses both: "Let 'em have it" (divorce each other). This satirizes the messy, mutually-blaming nature of marital discord and suggests both parties are equally at fault. **Right side:** A full-page advertisement for Dentyne chewing gum, featuring a woman's photograph and a Dr. Seuss cartoon illustration. The ad promises that attractive teeth and fresh breath ("the cheery smile that wins") improve one's appearance and social success. The tagline "Keeps Teeth White" emphasizes cosmetic benefits. The page juxtaposes marital misery with consumer optimism—suggesting gum-chewing offers an escape from life's problems through improved appearance.
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r THE MAN ' SHE LEI BEHIND HER | ) A Pedestrian Ht | Judge pays $5 for each one printed. The Triangle side of it: Judge, I wanna divorce. I had home, I gave it to her made it awful for me. I'll say this for her, though, never tried to poison me. T never had enough to eat in the house in all our married life for her to find sufficient food to His and she she good | had she Thurs been ay Le per and all I celery. The to have hou ing Sunday put poison in, so minded. Last ame home for sup- got was a stick of next meal I tried » was on the follow- dal T got was a salt and pepper sandwich and half a can of condensed milk. And I ried her for home cooking. Her side of it: I wanna di- voree, too. I married him for better or worse and I certainly got the worst of it. I) want twenty dollars a week alimony and if I get it it will be tw as much as he ever gave me. We had been married four months before I found out what day he got paid on, and when I wanted him to get up in the morning I had to burn sulphur in the room to get him out of it. Before I married him he used to get pneu- monia every year because he didn’t have any buttons on his shirts, and I saved him from that by getting him to wear a sweater. He never came home | Saturday nights until Monday morning. He acted so funny around the house, that whenever he'd be in it, I'd have to go out If hour for fear of be- g hysterical. He's so mean he wouldn't speak to my mother, and she thinks to this day that | he’s a deaf mute. divorce. Yes, I wanna The neighbors’ side of it: Let “em have it. —R. C. O'Brien ENTYNE ..and smile/ It’s the cheery smile that wins! And it’s | teeth that make or mar the smile. Keep your teeth attractive —q flash of snowy white behind your smile. Chew delicious | Dentyne, the gum that keeps breath sweet, \] teeth clean and pearly white. “Quick. Mama! The Flit!" —Apvr. comicbooks.com