Judge, 1928-07-14 · page 32 of 36
Judge — July 14, 1928 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes advertising with humor content typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. **The Advertisement** (left side) promotes Mothersill's Seasick Remedy, claiming to prevent travel-related nausea and exhaustion. The endorsement claims "over 30 years" of physician approval—a common advertising tactic of the era. **The Cartoons and Jokes** feature light domestic and social humor: - A "nifty ensemble" joke about two well-dressed men, with a setup about dirty hands and restaurant humor - "Funny Bones" section with brief quips about blueberry pie and a painter's boasting - A cartoon showing a conductor or authority figure with exaggerated features confronting citizens, referencing killing pests "with my Flit!" (Flit was a popular insecticide brand) The humor is gentle, domestic, and advertisement-adjacent—typical of Judge's mix of satirical content and product promotion. The racial or ethnic caricatures in dialogue reflect period conventions (now considered offensive) that were standard in early 20th-century American comedy magazines.
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Stops All Travel Sickness preventing nausea, faintness, headaches, dizziness and nervous exhaustion. “Mothersill's” will make your journey by sea free from For over 30 years lead- ingphysiciansand trav- elers have enthusias- tically endorsed its use. “Fear not, comrade! I’ve killed worse ones than this with my Flit!”’ Please wash your hands before you read this joke, children; from dis comes de worst kind dizzisses. The act “And how did you find the beef, sir?” inquired the “Oh, 1 just happened to shift the potato and there it laughed old Mr, Gaga. We now return to the ens in a res~ taurant, Hubby—This blueberry pic | | WUNNYBOWVES looks queer, dear. ; . Iifey—Oh, dear, maybe I put {in too much bluing. | ‘i —Boston Thaxsenier —, ige pays $5 for cach one printed Painter (airily): My dear fel low, TP paint a picture in two days and think nothing of it. Critice—1 quite agree with you, Tir Bers engaged to ROE RAN ANSANCHS) & Give a sentence “ois a “Haven't vou heard? Mary has just marricd Bill: Hendricks!” “Bi Hendricks? Not really! Why, that was the man she was 30 comicbooks.com