Judge, 1928-08-25 · page 26 of 36
Judge — August 25, 1928 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a humorous advertising parody rather than political satire. The central joke involves **Oscar Snid**, a consumer who repeatedly orders defective products from "Handy Household Goods Co." (a fake company) and demands refunds. The satire targets **mail-order product scams and false advertising**—a common consumer problem of the era. Snid's escalating complaints follow a comedic pattern: he buys an automatic toast scraper, it doesn't work, he demands his $5 back. The company ignores him, so he hires a lawyer (Ezra Crook). The final ironic twist: the company promptly refunds him, apparently making all the fuss unnecessary. The surrounding cartoons and reader submissions offer unrelated jokes about flirtation, drunkenness, and courtship—typical Judge magazine filler content. The humor relies on the predictable logic of consumer fraud and bureaucratic runaround, targeting both incompetent companies and gullible consumers of the period.
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JUDGE Handy Houschold Goods Co., Gentlemen: I noticed your ad in the paper. Enelosed find for one automatic toast ser: rantee satis- I notice that you gu faction or money cheerfully re- 4 funded. Yours truly, Oscar Snid. Handy Household Goods Co., : Gentlemen: Your scraper is a | Corp (after being intro- fake. I can't make it run. Please duced)—You seem rather fa- return the five dollars. Enclosed miliar. is the scraper. Gon—lI haven't started yet, Yrs. truly, Oscar Snid. —Lanny Connery , ( \/ / Notre Dame '28 As \N a periare Handy Household Goods Co., i / f | “But this officer says that while Gentlemen: If T had wanted oe : | you were in a drunken state, you the tried to climb a lamp-post.” am returning it Yes, I did, your honor, but’ return my five dollars. yee ed a Kuiland three crocodiles had been follow- Osear Snid. knw ee My sister has one. ing me around all night and [a 4 . : : —Rournt McKean, | mit they were getting on my — Handy Household Goods Co., Daa rt txo nerves. Send back that five dollars or —Jor Lewts, I'll sue you. | Harvard ’31 Oscar Snid. aper I would of kept it. I . in. | Kindly “Well, then, why won't you marry me?” ly Household Goods Co., rntlemen: On behalf of my .* nt, Mr. Oscar Snid, I am writ- ing to request the return of five dollars paid for one of your : pliances August 15. Further ac- tion will be taken unless this re- quest is complied with imme- diately, Yours truly, Ezra Crook, Att'y. Mr. Osear Snid, Dear Sir: In accordance with | our policy, “Money Cheerfully Refunded,” we are e with our check for 3 Yours truly, Handy Household Goods Co. “Wait until after they pass that candy shop.” —Gerney Witriams, | Ronarp Framm, Utah Aggies *30 U. of Mich., '29 closing here- You Can't Atways Tent Wat Tiev're Driving “Do you see those two girls? Let's ask them for a ric comicbooks.com