Judge, 1929-01-19 · page 12 of 36
Judge — January 19, 1929 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three humorous short pieces satirizing contemporary social observations, likely from the 1920s-30s based on style and references. **"A Day in a Scotchman's Life"** stereotypes Scottish people as obsessively frugal—turning off alarm clocks to save wear, checking bank deposits for moth damage, mailing damaged currency to the Treasury, needing courage to spend a nickel on the subway. The humor relies on exaggerated ethnic stereotyping common to the era. **"Rear-Seat Driving"** jokes about backseat passengers giving directions while sitting in the rumble seat (the external jump seat on older cars), with the added complication that the mother-in-law has a hoarse voice, making her instructions inaudible and ineffective. **"Exasperating"** presents a domestic joke: husbands buying suits with two pairs of trousers forces wives to search twice as many pockets when looking for items. The cartoons accompanying these pieces use simple line drawings. The page demonstrates Judge's style of combining satirical prose with illustrations to mock everyday social situations and ethnic stereotypes.
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L Persons whose sympathies are easily aroused should not visit the crocodile’s cage. Since they replaced their swell chauffeur and footman a couple of tough truck-drivers, they have the satisfaction of getting about better and seving their driver subdue the others. If there’s anything worse than going up in a high-speed elevator with . it's coming down, A Day in a Scotchman’s Life (If He Lived as Pictured by Wisecrackers) Morning. Jumps out of bed and immediately turns off the alarm so as to save wear and tear on the bell, Gets dressed; bat tons clothes and pockets. Looks at bankroll in closet to see if it’s still there, and. ¢ covers moths which have partly eaten one note. Mails what's left of note and moth to ‘Treasury Department with request for duplicate. Writes in pencil and is careful not to press on too hard Does Highland fling and eats breakfast. Marmalade and a wee bit o° Scotch. Reads volume of Burns on way to subway in order to get up courage to part with a nickel. Gets on local, as it’s a longer ride. Gets up to give lady a seat, not so much out of politeness, but us to save his trousers from wearing too rapidly Reads newspaper over neighbor's shoul der, Latter becomes indignant and wants to argue about it, but former tells him to save his words. Noon. Goes in restaurant. Sees sign: Watch your hat and coat, and gets cross-eyed trying to follow directions, as hat is on his head. Afternoon, Rolls his r’s around all afternoon, Practises on bagpipes near open window, and laborers working night shift’ in nearby subway exeavation knock off. R. C. O'Bries Rear-Seat Driving (lt a@ Disadvantage) She can't speak above a whisper: Mommer’s very hoarse; She has now a throat affliction; Listen to its source: Yesterday they took her driving: It was juste treat; And she tried to give directions From the rumble seat. R.C.O Exasperating Husbands often buy suits with two pairs of trousers just so their wives will have to go through twice as many pockets to get any thing. comicbooks.com ” » 4