Judge, 1929-03-30 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 30, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top comic strip titled "The remembered appointment" depicts a woman repeatedly checking a card labeled "OUR DUMB FRIENDS" and becoming increasingly frantic—suggesting she's forgotten a social engagement with friends and is scrambling to remember or reschedule. The lower section contains three separate pieces: an article about a Pennsylvania Railroad announcer, a brief item about Manhattan Limited train schedules, and a safety advisory warning parents against giving children matches. The cartoon illustration shows someone crashed under a tree with a bicycle, captioned "For heaven's sake, Ed, do something—we can't go on this way!" This appears to be darkly humorous commentary on automobile/bicycle safety hazards of the era. The page mixes domestic humor with public safety messaging typical of early 20th-century Judge content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
\ [Our oun FRIENDS— a JUDGE Sua bona] | FRIENOS — P The Ex-Radio Announcer Takes a Job Announcing Trains “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the traveling audi ence. This is Pennsylvania Sta tion, owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, one of America’s great rail- roads, located in New York City. We operate on a road length of 11,621 miles, by authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission, “Our program at this time con- sists of the departure of the Broadway Limited, with Engi- neer Patrick Callahan’ at the throttle. Today he ta North Philadelphia, H: Altoona sous to risburg, d points west of Chi- f he maestro will be companied by Stoker Mic Grogan, as well as the custen Pullman porters and the com, de lure equipment Ste which is a feature of our offerings. “Tt is now 2:45 o'clock, Fast- ern Standard ‘Time. When you hear the whistle blow it will be exactly 2:55. o'clock, at. which time the Limited leaves. We are now signing off until 6: o'clock this even at which time we shall have the pleasure of announcing to you the Manhattan Limited, leaving This is Amos P. Hoolygooly announcing, and wishing you ail Good afternoon, everybody, and a pleasant trip.” —Hat Sour hon voyag Can’t Whalen Do Something About This? Forty-five minutes from Broad- way. That's about Tenth Avenuc if you take the crosstown trolley. Don't give your children matches to play with; give them ar lighters, they're less dan gerous. “For heaven's sake, Ed, do something—we can’t go on this way!” comicbooks.com