Judge, 1928-08-18 · page 4 of 36
Judge — August 18, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This satirical page contains four separate cartoons mocking social behaviors and current events: 1. **"And Only One Eye Left"**: Critiques demanding compensation for minor injuries—a father threatens legal action over a dental matter. 2. **"We Don't Caviar Married/Defied the Young Elopers"**: Mocks eloping couples and their parents' reactions, featuring a character named "Honest Barney" Berdelman. 3. **Radio Reception Joke**: A woman's starry dress allows radio reception depending on which window is open—satire on 1920s radio technology enthusiasm. 4. **Ship Wreck Scene (Berenga)**: Shows people salvaging from a shipwreck, with dialogue about removing a woman's hat for decorum—dark humor about disaster priorities. The page reflects 1920s concerns: litigation culture, generational conflict over romance, new technology, and social propriety during crises.
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JUDGE And Only One Eye Left Anybody who de- mands a tooth for a tooth will never get any satisfaction out of Grandpa. Horrible temptation of father, who started out for the garden with a bug-and-pest exterminator. We can get any station we on the radio. It de pends on. the window we open. (a 7 WE DON'T CAVIAR MARRIED! DEFIED THE YOUNG ELOPERS Well, well, here's “Honest Barney” Perelman again, playing on his collapsible buffoon, A dour Scotsman was arguing with a cabby over the he asked the driver. “Lama MacIntosh “Listen, t heart,” replied No. 543677, “you're gonna settle this bill, even if you're a pair of rub- bers and a_ silk umbrella!” “Take your hat off, Aunt Emma, so we can get more of your face!” comicbooks.com