Judge, 1929-09-07 · page 4 of 36
Judge — September 7, 1929 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Main Cartoon:** The upper illustration depicts a totem pole with various figures examining an automobile, captioned "Oh, say! I wonder if I can get one for my radiator cap!" This satirizes early automobile enthusiasm—specifically the craze for radiator cap ornaments that were fashionable on 1920s cars. The totem pole joke suggests Native American artifacts were being collected and repurposed as automotive decorations, reflecting the period's problematic appropriation of Indigenous imagery. **Surrounding Humor:** Various short quips mock contemporary culture: Edison's home algebra, peddlers and doorbells, a shoestring-bound young man, and street-car conductors. The lower cartoon, "From the Arctic," humorously depicts trained seals playing golf. The page reflects Jazz Age consumer culture and satirizes Americans' fascination with novelty items and status symbols.
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JUDGE “Oh, say! I wonder if I can get one for my radiator cap!” When you hand the street-car conductor an old five-dollar bill and he asks you if you haven't something smaller, be nonchalant and hand him a new five-dollar bill. One thing about Mr. Edison's protegé is that he probably never worried his home folks with his algebra, If all the peddlers were placed end to end they would ring the doorbell when you are in the bathtub, Then there is the ambitious young man who started on a shoestring and got slapped. From tHe Why the Farmer Needs the Rain The farmer needs the rain, you know; It helps him quite a lot; It saves his fruit and grain and crops. And other things he's got. The rain saves farms from dam- It does, and that’s a fact; It keeps the picnickers aw And leaves the place intact. C. O'Briex —R. Mayor Walker's Motto: Better late. Learning to run an airplane is just like falling off a log, only further. It’s a modern home if she does her preserving in front of the mirror instead of the kitchen stove. Then there was the ambitious roadside-stand proprietor who thought that the dog days were for boosting frankfurters, and that Father's Day was for pop. Arctic Trained seals that carry the golf-bag and tee the golf-ball— raising or lowering it to meet the club.