Judge, 1928-08-25 · page 5 of 36
Judge — August 25, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces reflecting early 20th-century American attitudes: **"Where Do They Come From?"** mocks immigration, questioning whether foreigners assimilate into civilization—a common nativist concern of the era. **"My Companionate the Other One! Cackled the King of the Congo"** uses racist caricature (exaggerated features, tribal imagery) to mock contemporary social issues—likely referencing "companionate marriage," a modern relationship concept being debated at the time. The crude racial stereotypes were regrettably standard in period humor. **"His Last Notice"** depicts a taxidermist/suspect arrested, with dark humor about criminal consequences. **"They Have To Anyway"** and **"Augmentation"** offer light social commentary about clothing, radio stations, and restaurant music. The page reflects Judge's satirical approach to immigration, modernity, and social change, alongside period prejudices now considered deeply offensive.
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be | JUDGE 7 “A Brush with the Police” Where Do They Come From? Where do the y come from, these people? From the wilds of Si- b > From se remote corner of the earth entirely cut off from civilization? Are there no ra dios, newsp ines in their habitat? never hear anything that is going on in the outside world Where do they come from, these people? What people? Why, the people in vaudeville shows who laugh at the jokes you and I have heard seven’ or eight thousand times during the past years. His Last Notice Then there was the absent- minded Chicago bandit who, after lighting a bomb, tossed the match away. What do you do? +—I'm sort of a taridermist, Sort of a taxidermist? Suspect—Yeah, I stuff ballot bores! MY COMPANIONATE THE OTHER. ONE / CACKLED THE KING. OF THE CONGO Do you think children should beat their parents? Let us s A pickpocket was visiting a member of the mob in stir. “ ayy Lefty, | hired a lawyer for you this morning but I had to give him my watch as a retainer,” said the dip. asked Lefty. “Well,” replied Society’s Wolf, he thinks he did!” They Have To Anyway Clothes make the man; uni- forms the women. Augmentation Formerly, when we dickered with the dials on the radio and got two stations at the same time, it annoyed us considerably. But now don't mind, since one merel gments the other. That is, they are both likely to be pla ing the same thing: “Ramona,” most likely. In some restaurants the music makes you feel like dancing. In others, it’s the food. Remember, when driving, the wind can’t go through your wind shield, but you ean HONEYCOMB BACKCOMB AMISS YOU comicbooks.com