Judge, 1928-12-01 · page 5 of 36
Judge — December 1, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains three distinct sections: **"Scotch Grans"** (top left): A brief humorous item about autonomy and learning Gaelic—likely satirizing Scottish cultural nationalism or language revival movements. **"Fowl Verse"** (center-left): George Mitchell's poem about herons' feeding habits, presented as lighthearted natural history verse. **Main cartoon** (top right): Shows a tall man in a suit with three smaller figures. The caption references "Atlantic Monthly" and "Preeman," suggesting this satirizes a magazine editor's encounter with a submitted story. The humor appears to center on the editor's condescending rejection or critique of the writer's work. **"Listening In"** (right): A gossip column by George Mitchell featuring social tidbits—missing persons, fashion commentary, local events—typical of period satirical magazine filler content. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine humor and social commentary.
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JUDGE WE HAVE ACCEPTED YOUR STORY, DE CREED THE ITOR OV THE YOU AUTONOMY BIT- TERN TASK ALONE LEARN MORON ADO. Fowl Verse The Heron is a bumptious bird Whose length of bill, though most. absurd, Clock this laughable % hippet, out of bounds by the Atlantic Monthly, Perelman up. what makes the Tower of Pisa lean?” flayed Prof. Firp. “Say, stupid, if I knew I'd take some myself!" sighed the stout co-ed, cribbing like mad. Stop that dribbling, Sidney, this ain't no basketball court. | Is wont to serve him in good stead Wh reaching for his daily bread. ss ‘ Listening In And that’s my weakness When at his breakfast, if you She's got eves of blue... i please, And five hundred dollars in- The angel of the Lord will Or lunch, he can with utmost — vested at six per cent will... bless you and say unto you... case off at least a pound a day, They're mild as May, Wrapped Obtain what's on his Bill of | With proper exercise you can in heavy foil, made for those who Fave lege. s can afford... | | Without arising from his chair. In the first ¥: Mad Mullah, Dimpled knees... | | Groner Mirenete first; Rolling Along, second . . . La petite Marie, lecon quatre, page... Nellie Paskovitz, missing since last Thursds he was wearing nude stockings and . She's got dimpled knees. 1 | don't care for... Fat people are inclined to eat too many... Dog biscuits. Give your dog plenty of exercise and a good scrub... Behind the times. Keep pace with current events and... When the gong rings it will be | exactly twenty-one... Eggs beaten to a froth. Add a pinch of ... Grover Whalen on the City Hall steps... A clinch right over the Mike, folks. Sammy rocks the Filipino with a one-two . “Ah, what a beautiful Colonial house you have—what lovely Zyes of blue and that’s my | andirons you've found ss now, —Gronce Mirenrnt comicbooks.com