Judge, 1928-07-28 · page 8 of 36
Judge — July 28, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate humorous pieces typical of 1920s-era Judge magazine: **"A Boom for Baby"** satirizes the era's beauty standards and cosmetic surgery trends. A doctor proposes a "simple operation" to "correct" a baby girl's bow legs, promising she'll be "100% perfect." Mrs. Pemberton, skeptical, reads a contradictory bathing beauty article claiming women prefer domestic life—cooking, singing hymns, helping mothers—over modern social activities. The satire mocks both the medical industry's push for "perfection" and the gap between bathing beauties' publicized wholesome image and their actual lifestyle. **"One for Dog Lovers"** is a brief joke about finding a lost dog: the reward wasn't for returning it, but for keeping it—implying the owner was relieved to be rid of it. **"Two Questions for John"** references Phoebe Snow, a famous advertising character from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's early 1900s campaign, known for pristine white clothing. The joke's humor is now obscure without that context.
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JUDGE Former doughboy entrenches his family on public beach. ) cently chosen bathing beauty. A Boom for Baby / Pemberton,” said Dr. a very simple operation or nature will permanent- y ighten the baby’s bow | She has such a beautiful £ such lovely golden locks, such — | | blue, beautiful eyes! She will be # rare beauty when she grows up. ‘, Only this tiny imperfection needs to be removed to make her 100‘¢ perfect. Mrs, Pemberton looked down at the tabloid newspaper she carried. On the front cover was a signed article by “Miss Columbia,” re- “Tam a lover of old-fashioned things,” started the feature story by the bathing beauty. “Every j night I rush home to help my | dear, gray-haired mama with | dishes. After that I seize the carpet sweeper and tidy up the place. Then my little doggie Rover hops on my lap and we sit by the piano together while I sing hymns and. old-fashioned songs. I sometimes read out loud to Rover from Shakespeare's books, of which I am very fond. People think that bathing beau- 2 ties go out to petting parties and indulge in joy rides, but I always weep when I hear that. Bathing beauties are home girls and never so happy as when they are frying an egg or peeling potatoes for dinner. We love our mamas and papas. And after a trying day on the boardwalk we—" Mrs. Pemberton read no fur- “Doctor,” she isively . The ge —Artuer L. Lippmann One for Dog Lovers Nitt—I found a dog the other day, then I found the owner and got a reward. Witt—You got a reward for finding a dog, hey? “No, for keeping him.” Two Questions for John | Where are you working, John? On the Delaware Lackawan’. Then, tell us, if you know, What became of Phoebe Snow? —__} comicbooks.com