Judge, 1929-03-09 · page 6 of 36
Judge — March 9, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces about 1920s American life: **"Apartment Life in America"** (top cartoon): Shows a janitor dealing with apartment furnace maintenance—a seasonal necessity when residents need heat. The satire mocks both apartment dwellers' incompetence and janitors' essential but underappreciated role. **"Be Prepared for the Spring"** (poem): R.C. O'Brien's verse humorously warns of spring's arrival—open roads, warm weather, and increased automobile traffic—encouraging pedestrians to be cautious. **The bottom cartoon strip** appears to show a man with a cradle demonstrating childcare or domestic duties, suggesting satire about household management or parenting responsibilities. The page reflects 1920s urban concerns: apartment living complexities, seasonal transitions, and evolving domestic roles.
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“My, what an unusual rug!” vx picked it up outside class rushes.” Be Prepared for the Spring Spring! When the open road calls; Spring! When the weather's fine; Spring! When the — country beckons, And cars spin down the line. Spring! And a million cars out; Spri When the motors hum; So, if you go out walking, Spring when you see them come ! —R. C. O'Brtex Unanimous Congressman—I never read my speeches. Heckler—Neither does any- body else. Herbert Hoover has ad- vancing all his life, but the pr ress he has made during the past several years is remarkable. From the last row in the cabinet photographs to the presidency in that space of time is no small achievement. To take a pessimist’s view of it, roads are being made wider just to make it harder for the pedestrian to cross thera, JUDGE of the college after one of the Perfection Then there was the Scotch author who hoped all his children would be girls so he could use his old typewriter ribbons for their hair. Apartment Life in America | This is about the time of year the janitor finally gets the ‘fur- nace in working order. Probably the most effective use of the radi s an advertising medium could be made by a com- pany manufacturing something for earache. How To Save Things People empty their poc fore sending their suits to the tailor’s. Then why not pull off the buttons of shirts before send- | ing them to the laundry? | The fellow that said you get out of anything just what you put into it. probably never played a slot-machine. Solution | Nitt—I can’t make both ends ret so I hire a lawyer to do my worrying for me, Witt—How do you pay him? “That's one of the things for him to worry about.” | | | | Se. ee | = fF nee - [Acar [esta comicbooks.com