Judge, 1929-05-18 · page 6 of 36
Judge — May 18, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis **Top Cartoon:** Two judges in robes stand in a doorway observing a woman bathing. The caption references "Old Joe Menanish," suggesting this is about a legal case or scandal involving someone by that name. The joke appears to concern judicial impropriety—judges conducting official business while intruding on private moments. **Bottom Section:** "Domestic Relations" is a poem by Arthur L. Lippmann praising a cook as an indispensable family member. The accompanying cartoon shows a stock broker taking a woman to lunch, captioned "Your spaghetti, sir?" This likely satirizes the contrast between working-class domestic labor and wealthy businessman culture during the early 20th century. Both items use humor to comment on class distinctions and social hierarchies of the era.
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JUDGE Domestic Relations | Cook For her, most thoughtful relative, | Three rousing cheers I gladly give. She sticks to me through thick and thin, My kindly, unofficial kin, While prying aunts are asking questions, My peerless cook preserves diges- tions, What lamb! What ham! What cake of mocha! Oh my, what pie! What tapioca! What quince! What mince! What cup of custard! What beef that floats in sauce of mustard! Most useful member of our clan, She caters to the Inner Man. A jewel, worth a ton of us, We've proudly made her one of “Old Joe Meanish, m'dear, . . . you've heard me speak of Jor,ald Joe Meanish. us! | —Anrtuvur L. Lirppaann The stock broker goes to lunch. comicbooks.com