Judge, 1929-06-29 · page 5 of 37
Judge — June 29, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains three separate humor pieces: **"Loads of Fun"** features a man labeled "MIKE and MOE" carrying picnic supplies. The joke criticizes Oscar (likely a pet) for eating everything at picnics, including sandwiches and ginger ale, making him unreliable for future outings. **"With No Blanks"** offers brief observational humor about Fourth of July and Election Day fireworks, pickpockets near government buildings, and a anecdote about a comedian on the New York stage who confuses Mr. Ford (likely Henry Ford) with Mr. Whalen. **"Let the Rest of the World Go By"** satirizes someone who wants to perform a song while avoiding highway traffic—suggesting impractical romantic notions. The final cartoon shows a woman with a baby carriage and acrobatic figure, captioned about a "Sword-Swallower's Wife" concerned about teaching her baby not to put things in its mouth.
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JUDGE Loads of Fun Oscar is looking forward to our picnic next month, Oscar tlways has aswell time because he always gets enough to eat. 1 remember on one oceasion Clara forgot the sandwiches — every darn one of them. All we had was six boiled and a bottle of strawberry preserve for cight people. Was Oscar peeved? Not a bit of it. The more pienies we have the fatter he gets. It's a funny thing. At home when we have a nice big dinner Osear languishes Ive known him te in six pounds at) some pienies. He didn’t even get sore the time that bottle opener for the Fe as a tmatter of fact he isn't much on ginger ale any- how. Yes, sir, he can hardly wait from onc picnic to. the next. Osear is our pet ant- eater “Huh! TV yconldn't be seen dead in it.” With No Blanks In this country we have fire- works on the Fourth of July. In Mexico they have ‘em on Elec- tion Day. There's many a pocket thask near the seat of the government. The smaller bills will be searee at first, and also later on for lots of people. The comedian on the New York stage who says Mister Ford must be in the house beeause his car is ked out in’ front 1 know Mister Ford, but he doesn't know Mister W Let the Rest of the World Go By If the fellow who wrote that song wants to do it he should build his love nest not away out in the west but any place Ms Swonn-Swarrowen’s Wire—Please don't do that around the vomain highway and sit on. the haby, John. TL have a hard enough time now trying to teach her porch on a Sunday afternoon. not to put things in her mouth! ~ comicbooks.com