Judge, 1928-10-06 · page 4 of 36
Judge — October 6, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several unrelated humorous pieces typical of Judge magazine's satirical format: **Top cartoon**: A domestic dispute about a woman's whereabouts, mocking "talking movies" (early sound films) and their tendency toward repetitive dialogue. **"The Only Girl"**: A sentimental poem by R.C.O. about romantic love's all-consuming nature. **"Lots He Can't Decide"**: A joke about a laundryman's indecision regarding a shirt, demonstrating Solomon-like wisdom through absurdity. **"But What if He Hadn't?"**: A satirical poem about mortality and smoking, using Grandpa's death (age 98) as dark humor. The implied joke: warnings about smoking's dangers are moot when someone lives nearly a century anyway. **"Amateur Lady Farmer"**: A caption joke about naming a horse "Susie." The page reflects 1920s-30s domestic humor and early cinema mockery rather than political satire.
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JUDGE “Where th’ — — does “TH be — | she want this if | know { mae es 22_fO+- ] | tq j | 1 i Use th word “Health” in-a | | sentence—"Health Bellth!” j | Lots He Can’t Decide | Our laundryman has the wis- | dom of a Solomon. When he can't decide whom a certain shirt | belongs to he splits it in half. Talking-movies are pretty well known—but have you ever eng tomersgins ans | heard the moving-talkies? The Only Girl First she’s in your thoughts a lot, She has many charins; Soon she’s in your motor car; Then she’s in your arms. | Then she’s in your family; Oh, day! The vurse, for evermore She is in your way. —R. C. 0. Amatecr Lavy Fansen (to seer | know is—how did we come to name it “Susie’? But What if He Hadn’t? When Grandpa was a little boy they told him not to smok They said that it would surely stunt his growth; i And it would surely lead him to a very early ‘ In fact, t was a chance it e: would do both. | But Grandpa was a wilful cuss t and he smoked all his life, = Despite the fact they told him & it was wrong; 4 You liked that skimpy meal Last week they buried Grandpa you had at the cabaret; well, he was ninety-cight years put on that bonnet and ma: old— . . whoopee and see if I can sat- In a coffin six fect seven inches 3 isfy you. The life quard takes a hath i ~————_ _ — — 4 comicbooks.com