Judge, 1928-07-14 · page 16 of 36
Judge — July 14, 1928 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* (a major American satirical magazine) contains several standalone jokes targeting early 20th-century domestic life and technology: **Top left**: A spirit medium séance joke—the "tambourine's busted," suggesting the supernatural performance is failing. **Middle left**: A husband-wife gag where the husband is relieved his wife is leaving (vacation = marital escape). **Center**: A large cartoon mocking early radio technology—a man mistakes cat sounds for radio reception, suggesting radios were still novel/unreliable enough to confuse listeners. **Right side**: Doctor jokes about pneumonia prescriptions and a wife's "acid mouth" (sharp tongue), representing standard marital humor of the era. **Bottom right**: A safety pin joke celebrating modern conveniences. Overall, these are light domestic satire and technology humor typical of 1920s-30s *Judge*—poking fun at marriage, new inventions, and the awkwardness of emerging technologies rather than targeting specific political figures or events.
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