Judge, 1929-01-05 · page 10 of 36
Judge — January 5, 1929 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes the wealthy elite's latest frivolous fad: "eagle-beating." The joke presents this as the fashionable replacement for older pastimes like gambling and fighting. The main text is a humorous narrative about a socialite named "Mother Gotham" who becomes entangled in a legal inquiry after an incident involving an eagle and a lion at an amphitheater. The piece mocks high society's obsession with absurd entertainment trends. The cartoons illustrate two scenes: the top shows a figure in winter weather with an eagle, captioned about catching cold; the bottom cartoon, labeled "Origin of the forward pass," depicts figures engaged in what appears to be early football-like activity, suggesting this ridiculous eagle-beating custom somehow inspired American football's forward pass. The satire targets wealthy society's mindless pursuit of novel amusements and their disconnect from sensible behavior—a common Judge magazine critique of the leisure class during the early 20th century.
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Reseven—I guess I'd better go home, Bill—I'm catching cold. Spare the Rod and Spoil the — the inquest--collapsed and dic ling and Irma’s cheeks red like Eagle before extreme unction could be two apples her cheeks were red. administered. ‘The coroner's jury But here am I going off on a pronounced it duc to fright and — ta nand my head still Amongst the new vices which ngent age has sprung up in the fast set this Mother Gotham was held for — aching from last night's tangent, winter the most fascinating is trial, She later proved her inno- too. Well, as I say, soon the cagle-beating. The well-dressed man, no longer interested — in drabbing and dicing, is seen everywhere these days with his cence, however, by whistling haut monde to substitute “Anitra’s Dance” from the Peer mandrils, tendrils, lentils, and Gynt. suite. by Ferene Molar. eve And just think, when we had all on put on our re pumas for the lions on their nu. and when they had run out rs and came out of mandrils, tendrils, lentils, and on the stoop, the snow was piled even pumas, they tried odd up to our armpit, sparkling like pet eagle, which he | s regu- larly. Wives who have been ae- customed to. their weekly — or monthly beating now eye their pumas. It was just a step te million diamonds in’ the clear — cagles, as you can see, and soon \ husband's eagle with jealousy, - i moonlight! Tt was a veritable — the smart world at Juan les Pins. bd ind per ee is moist with teary fyirvtand as we drove homeward — Antibes. Sandy Point, Meadow s they see his wife-whip cov- in the cutter with the bells tink- (Continued on page 29) ered with dust in the corne The idea of lashing the King of Birds with the birch goes back to Re At that time it was considered en brochette in 1 society to feed yourself to van tim Ke lions in the arena, anything for a clean, wholesome lau; As man- d. fashion decreed that the lions should be chained toa steak in the amphitheatre and Milady would go in and eat the lion and « ds the steak. A grim episode arose out of this custom, An aunt of mine, by name Mother Gotham, happened to pass through the aren ners cha on her way home from a theme song. One of the lions who was chained to a steak—a sirloin with parsley garnish, as was brought out at Origin of the forward’ pass comicbooks.com