Judge, 1929-07-13 · page 5 of 36
Judge — July 13, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis **"The Yellow Invasion"** satirizes anti-Chinese sentiment of the era. The text by R.C. O'Brien mocks xenophobic stereotypes—Chinese people supposedly act suspiciously, wear no tiptoes (racist mockery of footwear), sharpen collars like weapons, and speak mysteriously. The satire targets white Americans' paranoid fears rather than endorsing them, though the racial caricatures are deeply offensive by modern standards. **"Tennis Perfection"** appears to be a humorous cartoon about training Lilliputians (tiny people from Gulliver's Travels) for tennis. **"Her Precious"** is a satirical dialogue about a woman's remarriages—from Silverman to Goldman to Diamond—mocking social climbing through serial marriages to wealthy men with Jewish names, reflecting period antisemitism. The page reflects early 20th-century American prejudices through satirical critique, though the execution relies on harmful stereotypes.
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+ The Yellow Invasion These stories about the yellow have ri nquering Amer something to them, Chinamen have been acting suspiciously for a long time. A mysterious race these Chinese, ‘They spend their time ironing shirts, but never wea ny People who tiptoe are acting suspiciously. — The Chinese don’t tiptoc, but they pussyfoot around in slippers and are always careful not to let any members of the white race know they are talking about. Also y are getting ready for war —always sharpening —grinding away on the grindstones—sharp- ening, not knives or dirks, but other things that cut necks even worse—collars ! —R. C. O'Brien JUDGE Texnis Penrection Why not look into the subject of training Lilliputians to go after the low ones? The embarrassing moment champ enters heaven, Her Precious “Fanny is certainly coming up in the world,” said Mrs, Harris to Mrs. Lustberg as the ladie: hatted on the front stoop of Shirley Arms. “Yeh?” Sure. Her first husband's name was Silverman, You re- member him? “Remember him! We used to pinochle together every: Sat- verman died, she married Gold- rom Silverman to Goldman. Not bad, eh?” “Wait. The best is yet to come. I just heard the She's divorced Goldman, and who do you think she’s going to marry now “Tell me, I'm bursting.” “Mr. Diamond!" woofrat, Mongolian sel and Bulgarian mink are bringing such high prices that we know a prosperous bootlegger who's thinking of going back to raising rabbits. During Vacation Time Anyway Motorists should get together and send representatives up te the border and dicker with th customs patrol for an armistice.