Judge, 1929-02-02 · page 7 of 36
Judge — February 2, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Main Cartoon:** "No More Breaks Before the Guests!" depicts the "Multifold Under-the-Table-Kicker"—a device that silences children misbehaving during formal dinners. Adults sit at a dining table while the contraption under it activates when children kick or cause disruption. This satirizes early 20th-century anxieties about child behavior and etiquette during social gatherings. **Adjacent Content:** "A New Service" advertises a newspaper letter-writing bureau offering to compose complaint letters for readers on any topic—from taxes and Prohibition to automobile regulation. This mocks both Americans' complaints and the emerging consumer service industry. **Bottom Image:** An airplane illustration captioned "The little boy who used to hitch onto the back of ice wagons, grows up"—satirizing how children's street activities evolve with modern transportation technology.
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No Mone Breaks Berorr tie Gur The “Mvrtivory Unpen-tur-Tanre-Kicker” brings the whole family within the range of your silencing boot A New Service How many times have you longed to write letters to the newspapers complaining about this, that or the other thing, and vet did not do so because you dn’t feel equal to the composi- tion? Our new service will help you in your dilemma We compose, write and mail letters to newspapers on your order and over your signature on every conceivable subject of pub- lic Complaint. Let our staff of trained newspaper letter-writers wax indignant for you, Tell us what is on your mind and we will relieve you of it and a couple of bucks in the bargain and then you can see your name in print and eventually carn a reputation as a public-spirited citizen or a nut or someth We guarantee your letter will be printed or we will keep on sending it to papers until it is. So, think now! What are you mad about? Does the length of women’s skirts annoy you? Do you object to being pushed in the subway Was the snow on your street removed as quickly as it should have been? How about Prohib Are you still worked up over the last’ election? Or maybe you don’t believe justified. Would you lik ar is to see taxes abolished alte you like to criticize the Hoover administratio: We know it hasn't started vet, but it) will shortly. Do you believe in longer leashes for dogs? How about straw hats all the year round? Should automobiles be permitted to run over people? Let the pub- lic know, throngh the newspapers, how you stand on these vital ques- tions. Write now. That is, write to us and let us know what to write about for you. All styles ether? Would of writing; lowbrow, highbrow, refined, straight from the shoul- der, short, long and intermediate. Challenge to every paper to dare to print included in every letter free of charge. Also threat to cancel subscription unless the letter is printed, Let us solve your newspaper letter-writing problems, Bureau of Public Indignation (Letter Writing to Newspapers Department). —R. C. O'Brien The little boy who used to hitch onto the back of ice wagons, grows up. comicbooks.com ] | LL