Judge, 1929-02-16 · page 6 of 36
Judge — February 16, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several short humorous pieces and illustrations typical of Judge's satirical style. **"No Wonder"** mocks Scottish-English conflicts by suggesting Scots fought various enemies as an "excuse" for their nature. **"The Sportsman tends the open fire"** shows a figure tending a large decorated hearth, likely satirizing leisure-class affectations. **"Not Habit-Forming"** jokes about sleeping powders and a druggist's corner store—early 20th-century commentary on patent medicines and their casual availability. **"Let It Rain"** humorously discusses indoor sunlamps for vacations. The cartoon showing a man exasperatedly telling "Magda" to keep things out of his dresser satirizes domestic friction between couples over tidiness. Other pieces make light of radio as a musical instrument, tap-dancing, and Scottish stereotypes.
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JUDGE The Sportsman tends the open fire. Not Habit-Forming Sleeping powders are quite good When you can’t sleep at night; The only thing you have to know Is how to use ‘em right. The druggist in the corner store, Who knows just how to make ‘em, Will guarantee you'll go to sleep If all the neighbors take ‘em. R. C. O'F Early in the Morning and Late at Night Too The radio can now be classed 1s a musical instrument, and, un- less our ears deceive us, there are a lot of musicians practising on it Last Line of a Tap-Dancer “2. Pl hoof and TI puff and I'll bring the house down.” Then there was the bie father’s footnotes. America The land of the midnight sons. young er who followed in his Let It Rain These indoor sunlight) lamps are handy things to have. We're Fig to take one of them on our vacation next summer, dresser! No Wonder Scotchmen fought with Wall Scotchmen fought with Bruce; Fought to make the Highlands free: That was the excuse. The rumble seat and the Frigidaire both came into being at about the same time, but which got the idea first would be hard to say. divided into nd when we were ca am last week it must been in the intemperate cause that’s what the is now gu was, Or Mayor of N. Y. Join the N. world. Or and see the y elected President. “Give me a sentence using the word ‘gunboat.’ ” “He's gunt at not forgotten.” “You say your girl is a skittish maiden?" “EI say so! All the time it's “Let's skittish,’ and ‘Let's gitat!" He—Magda! I do wish you'd keep your things ont of my comicbooks.com