Judge, 1929-02-16 · page 7 of 36
Judge — February 16, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces of satire: **"The Office Boy"** (left): A humorous poem by Arthur L. Lippmann that mocks office culture, depicting the office boy as a know-it-all busybody who meddles in workplace affairs, spreads gossip, smokes, and generally irritates authority figures. **"The Stork Pays a Visit"** (top right): A cartoon showing a stork delivering a baby to an "India-rubber man"—likely satirizing someone in the rubber/manufacturing industry, with the stork appearing to struggle with the delivery. **"The Trial"** (right): A court satire by Parke Cummings about a murder trial where jury selection and evidence focus absurdly on trivial details: the defendant's suit color, shoes, and socks—mocking how trials sometimes fixate on irrelevant minutiae rather than substantial guilt or innocence. All target turn-of-the-century urban American society.
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JUDGE Industrial Ditties The Office Boy Who kids the girls and tries to flirt? The Otfice Boy, The Office F Who dishes all the local dir| The Office Boy, The Office Boy. Who sets the traps to snare the mice? ts a lot of free advice? ukes a wicked pair of dice? The Office Boy. Who knows about the latest Boy, The Office Boy. Who never gets to work on time? The Office Boy, The Office Boy. Who matches coins? Who swears and bets? Who heads the list of office pets? Who smokes the bosses’ ciga- un L. Lippmann “Oh, this reminds me, I must get a spool of silk thread.” —Parxe Cummines The stork pays a visit at the home of the India-rubber man, The Trial As Some Magazines Would Write It “Dagger” Joe Muggs went on trial for his life, yesterday, in the Bellville court-room, before a large and discriminatingly dressed audience. The defendant was charged with first-degree murder. A speedy survey of the jury showed that the double-breasted suit, especially in light’ browns and grays, is rapidly going out. “Ho ho he haw ho heh, stop All but two of the panel red it—you're tickling!” the simpler single-breasted model . . and the shoulders less peaked than a year ago. As for the shoes of a certain prosecuting attorney it is best to dismiss them with the brief state- ment that high tan shoes with white socks never were and never will be considered corr better court-room circles. As concerns head-picces, the brown felt hat was decidedly in the lead, with here and there a derby in- terspersed. It is significant that there were not more than two berets in the whole gathe A certain witness who is noted and wide throughout Bellville for the original patterns of his socks sported brilliant cerise jellyfish on deep mauve bac! yund. These are now to be had in a few of the w York shops, The prisoner got thirty days. comicbooks.com