Judge, 1928-09-22 · page 4 of 36
Judge — September 22, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several unrelated humorous items typical of Judge's format: **"The Supreme Test of Coordination"** depicts two intoxicated men attempting to play pool on a ship using Indian rubber cues—the joke being that their drunken state makes coordination impossible, a common early-20th-century humor subject. **"His Bread and Butter"** is a brief joke about a Prohibitionist claiming to be a "humorist" instead—likely satirizing Prohibition advocates during the temperance movement era. **"Passerby"** shows a crowd scene with a caption about "Tanney's retirement" from an elimination contest, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. The remaining items are brief anecdotes and an advertisement for Scotch Grahs products. The humor relies on wordplay and situational comedy rather than political commentary.
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JUDGE THE SUPREME TEST OF COORDINATION His Bread and Butter “Yes, sir, I'll vote the Dry ticket any old day. I didn’t know that you were a Prohibitionist.” “I'm not. I'm a humorist.” Two intoxicated gentlemen playing pool on shipboard with Indian rubber cues. | Pertaining to Things Red O my love is like a red, red rose; | O my love is like a rummy’s nose; O my love is like a sunset rare; Or my Uncle Henry's underwear, —By tir Cito Porress If I'm ever killed in an air- plane accident, it will be from one falling on me. nu know the Song of the “Do 3 Puritans? : What is it?” “My Blue Heaven.” Simile—As scarce as a Scotch i | Passernv—IWhat's this all about? i “Elimination contest—now that Tunney has retired.” Bigamist. Portable table for authors, composers, etc., who seem to get inspiration when they have a table-cloth handy to scribble on. “Well, my son, what did you | i learn in school today?” “Aw, they taught us the dif- | ference between a camel and.a dromedary.” “What? Are they giving you kids those blindfold tests?” Then there was the little boy who followed in his father’s foot- steps just because his mother was | suspicious. sone ror Gaans\ MAGGIE RECTOR CAR DEPART CZARINA GARAGE BEANERY PARES. ue comicbooks.com