Judge, 1929-06-15 · page 13 of 36
Judge — June 15, 1929 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine contains multiple satirical pieces about summer vacation culture and social types. The main Dr. Seuss cartoon depicts people climbing a cliff labeled "Rab Material," mocking college-educated young men who return home unemployable and ignorant—a jab at privileged youth and education's practical failures. "Lullabies for a Wakeful Week-End" sarcastically describes weekend guests who destroy homes (busted cots, torn tables), reflecting post-WWI anxieties about social disorder and unruly behavior among the leisure class. "Last Resorts" darkly lists marriage, poison, and police calls as solutions to summer problems—cynical commentary on vacation stress and social entrapment. "Not Mentioned in the Booklets" catalogs the unseemly vacation realities glossed over in travel promotion: incompetent help, boring pastimes, homesick relatives, and nervous newspaper addiction—deflating romanticized vacation marketing. The satire targets wealthy Americans' summer leisure culture and its pretensions and disappointments.
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Famous Last Questions “And where are you spending the summer, Mr. Sinclair?” Lullabies for a Wakeful Week-End Rock-a-bye, may If you are On the guest- On the pool When the week ends, Cot will be busted, Table be torn, And GUESTS ALL DIS GUSTED! Last Resorts Carbolic acid. Calling the police. Marrying her. Slipping him a five. The place Father wanted to go to. Rah Material Relar—That boy of mine is home from college for the sum- mer and he doesn't secm to know anything about anything. Refluz—Well, why don't you get him a job in booth? nformation “By Gad, ain't it the truth? Fans Lovens Dear Vacationist—Louder! Those rascals will eat most anything!” Not Mentioned in the Booklets The little guy in the golf suit, whose favorite sport is checkers. The newly converted bridge- hound, who ought to be dummy all the time. ‘The lady with the son at Ya who wishes he'd gone to Prin ton. The “French” chef, who runs the cafeteria in town during the winter. The nerve-racking wait for the New York papers. The comfortable, soothi: one gets on the way hom dD. LL. Cotir comicbooks.com