Judge, 1929-02-23 · page 9 of 36
Judge — February 23, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This 1920s Judge magazine page satirizes two American domestic trends: **"A College Man in the Family"** mocks the radio craze and correspondence education fad. Alfred's family excitedly prepares him for "college" by gifting radio components (batteries, tubes, condensers)—he'll actually attend via radio broadcast from Station WKKD, not a physical campus. The satire targets how radio was marketed as revolutionary education while the family treats it as a status symbol, much like actual college preparation. The boxing cartoon below jokes that radio lectures are so boring listeners need reviving between rounds. **"Home"** is a humorous list redefining a modern apartment. It's a commentary on cramped urban living: an umbrella lost-and-found, a telephone exchange, a radio station, alternately suffocating (windows closed) or freezing (windows open), and an information bureau about missing neighbors. This reflects post-WWI American urbanization and apartment-dwelling becoming common, treated here with gentle complaints about lack of privacy and space. Both pieces use gentle satire to comment on modern conveniences disrupting traditional family and home life.
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A College Man in the Family We certainly had a good time getting Alfred ready for college last fall. From the day that he announced his intention of going | in for Higher ning, the | household was veritably agog. Father presented Alfred with ed two new “B" batteries and. I Yh) Toe came through with my share by g : 1 YY i donating a set of headphones and HY a grid leak, Sister bought three / Lig. | Z 4 YW), «grid lea cr bought three Yy : 44 ; , i, amplification tubes and a spare | , | detector tube for her brother. | Even Susie shyly came forward ] from the kitchen with two fixed condensers and a wave trap as her contribu a. We draped pennants in the | foyer around the radio receiver | and pa } the loudspe ] the colle | young unde da pipe rack near r. “Nothing like tmosphere for a raduate,” said father who is an 1. C. S. alumnus him- ~ self. And then came the Or, I should say, the bi ! For promptly at 8 P. M. on the second Tuesday in October, Al- fred matriculated by tuning in on his first lecture in the radio col- lege course from Station WKKD. —Cynanxo Graphologists must find it casier to analyze some people's handwriting than to read it. Simile—As inefficient. asa Ji Scotch bagpipe tuner. “Don't fan him, Red—you ain't one of his seconds!” Home They say a man’s home is his castle, but we live in an apart- ment, and it's certainly not that. Here's what it is: Umbrella exch bs Short cut for neighbors who have lost their keys. Telephone station, with no tolls collected. Radio receiving station (with windows open). Asphyxiation booth (with win- dows closed). Information bureau, for in- formation as to present’ where- abouts of neighbors who have long since de ted. Turatnican Boarpinc-Hovse Exerrement Cannec ds warehouse. Lilliputian going down for the third time. R. C. O'Briex comicbooks.com