Judge, 1929-02-09 · page 4 of 36
Judge — February 9, 1929 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This satirical page from Judge magazine contains several unrelated humor pieces: **"Pipe Power!"** (top): A figure labeled "Torch Day is Heaven" sprays something at a group of people, likely satirizing a specific political figure or event, though the exact reference is unclear without dating information. **Swiss President's Cabinet**: A joke about Switzerland electing a president whose cabinet comprises officials overseeing stereotypical Swiss activities (cheese, yodeling, mountain climbing, milk chocolate). This mocks Swiss national stereotypes. **"Grim Fairy Tales"**: A series of cynical one-liners subverting familiar sayings—people abandoning hobbies, rejecting charity, and embracing materialism. The humor lies in deflating romantic ideals with modern cynicism. **Valentine Manufacturer's Tombstone & "Expected Company"**: These mock Valentine's Day sentimentality and Scottish hospitality customs, respectively. The page reflects 1920s-era American satirical sensibilities, mixing political commentary with social observation and ethnic humor typical of the period.
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JUDGE Toveu Day ix Heavex— Arrival of a hard-boiled guy Caught Did you hear about the trap- nd per who skinned a raccoo found a college man inside Swiss President’s Cabinet The Swiss President is elected for one year, and his cabinet is composed of Secretary of Cheese Secretary of Watch Making Secretary of Yodeli Secretary of Mount of Avalanches of Milk Chocolate P. SS. There is no of the n Climbing Valentine Manufacturer's | Tombstone | If anybody demands an eve for an eye and a tooth for a tooth from Grandpa they'll have to be { satisfied with an I. O. U. Grim Fairy Tales res, I've given up golf.” nks for the treat, Me- ‘avish.” ‘I agree with you, my dear I am looking a little older.” ] | 4. “No, that last | wasn't so extra. 5. “No rush about that twenty, | old fellow.” ii 6. “How clear the radio is. to- night.” Hav Ssurit tch I sold you Learn a Trade a Day “Chimney Sweeping” Here's a job should soot any- body who docsn’t he gets. It is es ever, a thin man the chimney no difficul figure be rare how dirty ially, how- job, but then sweep) should have n retaining his slim ise smoking helps one do that, and, if there is anything a chimney sweep must learn to get used to it’s smoking. In selecting a profession, of course, one's first thought must be, not how much money he'll ma but how much fun he'll get out of it. Ask your friends who are chimney sweeps how they like it and they will tell you it’s a fascinating profession, and that it frequently leads to other work, Mammy singing, for Iditional, makeup. is required. The successful chitn- ney sweep has the blackface, and so, if his knees can stand it, all he needs is the voice, and some times not even that, since a lot of Mammy singers get along very well without that. The only bad feature of the job is the futility of it all. No matter how well a chimney is swept it’s bound to get full of soot again. But that’s all in the game. —R. C. O'Brien such as which no Expected Company In a Scotch family the drop- ping of knives and forks doesn’t mean company’s coming. It’s the hiding of them that means that. comicbooks.com