Judge, 1929-10-05 · page 6 of 36
Judge — October 5, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains three distinct humor sections: **"Gosh, it's lucky I had rubber heels..."** depicts a chaotic street scene where a man's sudden stop (due to rubber heels) prevents pedestrians behind him from colliding with him. The joke plays on practical fashion solving social problems. **"Found at Last"** offers sardonic definitions of common types—the successful makeup man, the theatrical editor, and a magistrate specializing in divorce cases. These are gentle social commentary on contemporary professions. **"A Clothes Call"** appears to be a brief humorous poem about someone stripped of possessions. **The main cartoon** shows a well-dressed couple greeting a young man at their doorway. The caption suggests he's seeking an introduction to "Mildred," implying he's a suitor or social climber. The satire likely targets dating customs or social pretension of the era.
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i| JUDGE | Dilley’s Dictionary Haunch—Immediate perceptionof } truth without conscious reason- j ing. | Herring—The act of apprehend- | ing by the car; listening. | Hobby—A marricd man. | Hominy—An arrangement of mu- \ sical sounds that is pleasing to the car. Hostler—One who shows energy it and perseverance. | Humming bird — Sce humming pigeon. —J.L. D. A Clothes Call Help! Help! Help! Stop that gun-man! All that he left | “Gosh, it’s lucky I had rubber heels put on today, or some of Is me and my sun-tan. | these people might get hurt!” Found at Last his is just what I was look- | for,” said the lady to the | floorwalker in the department } store as her husband hove into sight. He who laughs last sits in the back row at a talking movie, “He's a successful make-up litor or theatrical assist- Neither. Magistrate of a Court of Domestic Relations.” 1] Pointed Queries “Are you going to stay at the office tonight, dear, or did you forget your evening clothes?” “Did you finally decide to take | up art, or are you still living in | that ctudio in the Villag “Did you succeed in getting a table near the dance floor, or | don’t you carry that much money | around with you at night?” “Did the reporters snap you, or can’t you sit on a railing with your legs crossed?" | “Will your name be in. the papers, or didn’t you take seven- | teen shoe trunks abroad this | trip?" —J.C. OS 2. bo GAS “Mildred, there's a young man here who wants to meet you.” “Well, what's he waiting for—an introduction?” comicbooks.com