Judge, 1929-08-03 · page 7 of 40
Judge — August 3, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** Shows figures sheltering from rain under a tree, with one saying "Hell, it's goin' to rain, Bill. We oughta been under a tree." This appears to be a simple weather joke with no obvious political content. **Bottom Cartoon:** Depicts a figure at a gallows-like structure telling another "Fishermen! When you go down again, Buddy, see if the bait's all off my hook." This is dark humor about capital punishment, likely satirizing contemporary executions or judicial proceedings—a common Judge topic during this era. The page includes unrelated content: "What's in a Name?" lists what appear to be entertainment figures or cultural references, and "Same for Both" discusses film music and naval disarmament debates.
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JUDGE “Hell, it’s goin’ ta rain, Bill, “Anne Howe! Wenner, U. “] 7 “Bud Guile “T. Morrow Goode Fortune?” “A. Goodyear Cumming “Iva Cl Juno Howe? “Sutton Lee Nott.” “ Lisson, Ivan Ocean, A. “ellows, Maida Pyle, Just- ina Semple W “Rob N. B: ? “O. B. Nyse!” “Jess Tryon Tew, U. Howlett Jeremy Wright. Sweet Toomey, Ann Million, “Betty Marion B. Myne.” “TI Collier Bluff.” U. Woodin, “O. K. May. I Noah Judg “O. U. Darling!” H. Curtis Lyon We oughta been under a tree.” Same for Both Nowadays the music in movie theatres is canned and so are the musicians, Cumming E> ~ MeCa The trouble with disarmament is that about the time we get through scrapping the navy to please the foreign nations, the foreign nations will start scrap- ping us. Fisnersaxy—When you go down again, Buddy, see if the Lait’s all off my hook.