Judge, 1929-07-06 · page 9 of 36
Judge — July 6, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes the Yale-Harvard football rivalry through absurdist humor. The main cartoon depicts a contest between these universities with deliberately ridiculous elements: the "Harvards" are supposedly led by personified cigarette brands (Duke of Marlboro, Lucky Strike, Lord Chesterfield, Baron Sweet Caporal)—a jab at tobacco advertising's pervasiveness and corporate influence on American institutions. The narrative mocks college traditions, classical music performances, and nostalgic reminiscence. The text references "Landsturm" (German militia), Paris sewers, and Dorothy Parker, creating a chaotic, historically jumbled backdrop that amplifies the absurdity. Secondary cartoons offer unrelated sight gags: identifying "One Eye Connolly" in a painting; escaping lawnmower obligations by putting handlebars on a goat. The final text fragment jokes about measurements (quarts to gallons)—likely a drinking reference. Overall, this is satirical nonsense humor targeting college elitism, corporate sponsorship, and nostalgic pretension typical of Judge's style.
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The picture, which was later | colored with vegetable dyes by a s and bleached till | tears gathered in its eyes, shows the Yales and the Harvards ready for the onslaught. ‘The Harvards are led by the Duke of Marlboro, whilst the Duke of Lucky Strike, Lord Chesterfield ind Baron Sweet Caporal com- mand the Blues. Grandpa forth- with threw in his lot with the Yales amid shouts of “Prue blue and “ilere, Prince! C'mon, Rover!’ The contest started with the Poet and Peas | ant Overture and Gems from Tannhauser, with solos from the Chemistry Department on the Hickman whistle. Replacements | from Wellesley, Mt. Whimsy Tait Natural were now brow up and planted with fitting exer- cises. Mr. Inchball, the princi pal, delivered Idress, “What Arbor Means to the Com | mun y down the first shovel ful of dirt, t down with his tee whistle shril over. The sceret proc all won the Al victors and the cresthitten and. frostfailen Har vards retreated as far as Sherry's and bivouacked as they had never hivouacked before. And when a bivouacks ‘em—they're ! Can it be one hun and six years ago already Why, it just seems like yesterday that I took your grandfather's arm and passed under the arch- way of swords held for us by the erect young officers of the Landstiirm! How time flies! Yesterday we were just children rolling hoops on Evans Street. ind Dorothy Parker; and to y we are wrinkled old gaffers dreaming by the fire of the days when we eluded the Sureté in the sewers of Paris, Zut alors! Fill the bowl with posset, mine host. and pray for the rain to subside; for if it keeps up, it will be ten days before we get out of this worked that me hole and Boce plot to death, —S. J. Penenstay There is no doubt as to how many pts, it takes to mak qt. but authorities differ as just how many it takes to make a gal. JUDGE “Ho! You can't fool me. It's One Eye Connolly.” If you wish to escape the thraldom of the laiwn-mower, put handle-bars on a goat.