Judge, 1929-04-27 · page 7 of 36
Judge — April 27, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several distinct sections: **"The Game's the Thing"** (top): A poem celebrating baseball, featuring quotes from fans emphasizing they love the game itself rather than gambling or money. The illustration shows a fantastical taxi transporting Chicago baseball fans. **"Do You Want a Million Dollars?"** (right): An advertisement for "Artistique Canned Chicken Company" with their "Wishbone Department." The pitch cleverly uses the concept of wishbones to promise customers they can wish for anything—implying the canned chicken is so good it grants desires. It's tongue-in-cheek marketing humor. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts domestic chaos—a woman in disarray amid scattered belongings. The caption references a note about eloping with a chauffeur, suggesting marital comedy. The page mixes sports commentary, whimsical advertising, and domestic humor typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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The Game's the Thing “Oh, baseball is my very life.” Says second-baseman Sinith “TL love it like I love my wife, It's more than kin or kith (But pay me twenty flat Or LT won't even lift a bat!)” thousand to don my ame itself is what TE love, Ido not play for pay (Take twenty grand ? nerve! You got a For fieier that sum TIL piteh my curve!) They play because they love the ame, Because the bleachers’ cheers, The fans’ applause, the crowd's acclaim Are music in their ears. Who cares for cash! for fun! And now, kind reader, you tell one! Anrucr LL. They plas Lirvatans “What do you sell your bana nas for, my good mar “To make a living, mister.” Simile: As fe ten as an ex crossword puzzle champ. Dear Euclid with our new chauffeur PLS. Complete tari for Chicago. Rates, 15 § 5 first mile; and six shots for twenty-five cents. Do You Want a Million Dollars ? Do you want to get rich quick? Could’ you use a million dollars in cash? Or, do vou know some hody who could? Some relative or friend? Would you like to eat olf d plates and travel around with a chauffeur? Do you like nice things? chts, — private howling alleys and faney vests, Forgive and forget me forever—have eloped -Constance. I paid the electric bill and your clean laundry is laid out, so there’s nothing to worry about, for instance? You can I them if you have lots of m And we can show you how to get it without working. heart desires Some things can't ght with money. and you can have those things too, if yeu listen to our proposition. We're in the canned chicken business, and from it we have de veloped our sideline whieh helps people to get what they want. The price we charge for this is nominal, Our reward selling the canned chicken and making people happy by helping them get what they want, Anything n have. your service comes in Our canned chicken is boneless, We buy only the best poultry. cook it and pack it in cans. Naturally we have a lot of bones left over, We them away. We still do it; that is, all ex cept. the wishbones, We have thousands of these on hand 1 we are giving them away to those who write in for them. Get yours Keep on wishing until : million whatever it is you want. used to throw dollars or That's as good as any way. Write, Alte Chicken Company. (Wishbon istic Canned Department). —R. C. O'Bries comicbooks.com