Judge, 1929-04-06 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 6, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine This page contains **spring-themed humor and light verse** rather than political cartoons. The main cartoon shows a man carrying a large clock and other items, captioned "Taking it down to get it repaired?" His response jokes about carrying the clock while his wrist watch is being repaired—simple domestic humor. Other sections include: - **"Not Pittsburg"**: A joke mocking Chicago as a "smoky city" - **"Florida's Slogan"**: "Pay As You Winter" - **"The Cuckoo"**: Verse about an annoying bird, touching on themes of duty and masculine responsibility - Various short jokes and verse fragments The top cartoon depicts a gentleman in formal dress amid spring noise (marked "SCREECH," "AEEEOWW," "HALD"), with the caption "Oh, well, Emma just would *relace!*"—a pun on "re-lace" shoes. The content reflects **early 20th-century domestic and seasonal humor** with no significant political content.
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“In The Spring ....” It used to be, in the good old v's fancy lightiy turned, in the spring, to thoughts days, a young 1 of love. Now the young man’s faney | turns to thinking of how in’ the dickens is he going to rate the money to take in the Kentucky , | Derby, and if he goes, will he have to bum his way back ? young men's light faney of hunt- ing. Lots of fellows are begin- Se is of fishing—and som ning to wonder whether their ap proach shots will improve this spring. If not, they swear that | they'll take up tennis. Others are thinking seriously of Canada, | for the winter's ale will have \y been properly aged by spring. Several of the seniors in’ the colleges are lightly turning to thoughts of a job— but pretty lightly. As far as love is con- cerned for them, their only thoughts are: “Wonder if ll have to t that numb cousin of | mine to the Commencement Ball.” | Davin S. Leristas | Still Out “Oh, well, Emma just would reduce!” Not Pittsburg u's not so very dumb, » please save all your pity; She thinks it is Chicago That's called the smoky city. Florida’s Slogan Pay As You Winter. ‘ | “How about the jury in that prohibition case Heard the ash-tray song?” “They've been out six hours “Well, go ahead.” and they just sent word to the “We're little black sheep that court to send in some more — have gone ash-tray ... baa! baa! evidence.” baa!” t 2 | | | being repaired.” “Taking it down to get it repaired?” “On the contrary. I’m carrying it while my wrist watch is Foul Verse The Cuckoo The Cuckoo comes in wide assort- ments, | Varying, in vile deportments, From bad to worse, from worse to rotten; He never should have been be gotten, His clucking at the crack of dawn Prompts one to put one’s soul in pawn, Reminding one that men must work; That there are duties one can't shirk. Or—shoes in hand upon the At dead of night upon the air His witless shrick recalls to life The Watch-dog > Wife. —Gronee Mireur and, what's worse Slogan for one of those lawn sprinkling devices: Dew It N Bird's-eye View of Philosopt ... Gather ye rosebugs while ye — | may! comicbooks.com