Judge, 1929-10-26 · page 6 of 36
Judge — October 26, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains multiple satirical pieces from Judge magazine: **Top cartoon ("Boston Joke"):** Depicts stereotypical Jewish and ethnic caricatures in various scenarios—a "Cabotser" (person intermediating between Cabots and God), commentary on a failed heavyweight boxer, a lazy hitchhiker, and a "Jewish Popper" reading Arabian Nights. These represent crude ethnic humor typical of early 20th-century American magazines. **"Solved At Last":** A piece speculating that a late gambler borrowed money from a politician to buy a gun (implying suicide). It discusses national defense in vague terms and ends with marital humor about locked doors. **Bottom cartoon:** Shows someone returning home to an apartment, apparently after an extended absence, with a humorous caption about "hunting togs," suggesting infidelity or deception about whereabouts. The page exemplifies period satire mixing ethnic stereotypes, political innuendo, and domestic humor.
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Solved At Last Our theory of the Rothstein case is this: The 1 loaned a big polit high office who doe name mentioned—a sum of money with which to go buy a gun to shoot him. We don't really need a Navy to protect this country y. In case of a threatened invasion all we need to do is station more custom guards along the borders and waterfronts and give them orders not to shoot. Few of us know from experi- ence what it’s like to go over Niagara in a barrel, but those who have gone over a detour in a rumble seat have a rough idea, And some husbands lock the door of the house after the wife is stolen. She couldn't get back in again if she tried. —R. C. O'Bries om “So you've finally come home!” Boston Joke A Cabotser is a person who talks to the Cabots when the Cabots are talking to God. First fight manager — This heavy-weight of yours was never — | champ, was he? | Second ditto—No, but he’s been climinated eighteen times. We know a hitch-hiker who is he doesn't get out on the and wave at passing rked car and w: for it to start. Popper who spanked little key for reading the Arabian Nights. Cop—Hey, no parking on this block! Motorist—What's the matter; are they going to start building — | another subway here? | | Then there was the Jewish | | } { | n for fathers of boys in The wages of son is debt. The Bankrupt’s Theme Song | Heigh-Ho, Everybody, I owe! | \ \4 | | | | here did you put my hunting togs?” =| comicbooks.com