Judge, 1929-03-02 · page 5 of 36
Judge — March 2, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine Satire This page contains several humor pieces typical of Judge's 1920s content: **"If Radio Announcers Influenced Train Announcers"** mocks how radio personalities' theatrical delivery style might sound absurd if applied to mundane train station announcements. The cartoon shows exaggerated reaction from passengers to an overly dramatic "train departure" announcement. **"Frost?"** is a brief joke about theatrical productions, possibly referencing a playwright or performer named Frost. **"Similes of 1929"** presents a cartoon showing a donkey bucking with the caption "And the doctor told me to do this for my health!" — satirizing health fads popular in the 1920s-30s by depicting an absurd "health" activity. **"Things I Can't Do"** is a humorous list of life's frustrations, written by R.C. O'Brien. The page reflects 1920s American leisure culture and emerging mass media satire.
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Fs If Radio Announcers In- fluenced Train Announcers We might get this: Train An- nonneer—Ladies and gentlemen of the ‘Train number six leavi three hundred me idience + on track and fourteen—-1 notrain nun three hundred fourteen—leavi for Philadel- phia, Pitts—no, wait a minute now, Buffulo—yes, that's it, Buf- falo—who do you think just came Ladies and gentlemen, we have a celebrity with us—Trader Horn that’s who it is—no, wait a min- ute; no, it isnt Trader Horn, I just took a chance when [saw the whiskers—it’s voce: “Who is it, Gu imyway, it’s somebody waiting- room into the station? yvessir, le sotto, )—well, and the train leav what's that?—ladies and gentle- men, the train has left. Frost? Uptown—-So Seribbler got his four-act y produced after all? Downtown—Oh, ves. But not in the way he wanted. ‘They cut it up for a snow seene. Similes of 1929 As persistent as a theme song. Most politicians have been trite and found wantin JUDGE “Mind yer car fer ye, Boss?” Fireman—The program says this theatre can be emptied in three minutes Manager -Yes “Well, tell the orcheste ‘Sonny Boy’ and prove it play “The mak than ready-n are cheaper cigarettes, so you'd think the Scotchman would roll his own. But he doesn't. He rolls somebody else's. “And the doctor told me to do this for my health!” Things I Can’t Do Climb inte a rumble seat: grace- fully. Vix a radio. Tie a bow tic s I read in tabloids. E Ss company, Wait’ for anybody on a strect corner Open a soft-boiled egg. Mind Laugh at jokes I've heard. Understand the stock market. Yodel. Kiss relatives. Keep a diary. r certificates, Save Keep my eve off the taximeter. Select an all-American eleven. Smile when wrong everything — goes Wear mittens. Cultivate a mustache. premiums for tickets. Walk up on an escalator. Listen to bedtime sto Be sorry for not being any of these. —Rh. C. O'Brien to do Sign on a Ford: “Blown Tires.” We call her Flour because she’s been through the mill. comicbooks.com