Judge, 1929-10-12 · page 8 of 36
Judge — October 12, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains **Dilley's Dictionary** (humorous word definitions), brief jokes labeled "R.I.P.," and a cartoon depicting apartment chaos. The main cartoon shows a chaotic domestic scene where a tenant appears to be causing damage—possibly exploding or collapsing fixtures—while an exasperated superintendent or landlord questions what "par is for this apartment." The joke satirizes the tension between tenants and building management over property damage and maintenance responsibility, a perennial urban housing complaint. The scattered jokes reference contemporary 1920s concerns: gin-making (Prohibition era), insurance companies, subway construction, and gender independence—typical Judge magazine content mocking modern life's absurdities and social changes. The page exemplifies Judge's formula: dictionary wordplay, one-liners, and cartoon humor targeting middle-class anxieties.
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Se eeied Ta JUDGE Dilley’s Dictionary Joggle—To kcep several things going in the air at the same time. Judicion Hebraic chinaware. Kernel—The highest officer of a regiment. Kilt—An empty whiskey bottle. Kith—An osculatory salutation. Launch—A light meal between breakfast and dinner. Litter—A missive delivered by a mail carrier. Loin—To gain knowledge of or skill in; to achieve knowledge. Lore—The more desirable form of Pullman berth, Luff—Devoted affection or at- tachment; tender feeli fond- ness, Magazine—To create an embar- rassing disturbance Malady—The tune of a song. Marital—Pertaining to or con- nected with a war or military operations. Martial—Pertaining to or con- do with marri that has ed Mushroom—An alcove. been misp Non-conductor — An engincer, fireman or braken Norse—One who t people when the “T hope our love lasts until we can afford an vil burner for the furnace!” Crony Cor—These college boys! “Ts this the superintendent? Well this is the new tenant—say, do you know what par is for this apartment?” R. I. P. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we fly. The bride of twenty years from now will be telling her husband that he doesn’t make the kind of gin her father used to make. When fall came Sandy was confronted with the problem of disposing of his straw hat. He bought a cow! Dora ss for a sub: when they 's they've been digging so long she wonders re going to find it. Now that Coolidge has hecome identified with a life insurance company, it occurs to us that the ex-president of Mexico ought to do the same. He'd have no trouble selling it to future candidates in that country. Then there is the deserted Arab who advertised that his wife had left his Bedouin board. Any theatrical dance-director will tell you, Pavlova is. only but a good tap dancer's Complete independence from man is what women are shooting for. comicbooks.com