Judge, 1929-11-30 · page 8 of 36
Judge — November 30, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces lampooning middle-class anxieties and social pretensions circa early 20th century. The top cartoon shows a man atop a skyscraper conducting an orchestra, satirizing pretentious musical discussion. The accompanying text by Carroll Carroll mocks a woman who confuses operatic terminology with actual musical knowledge—she mistakes instruments, composers, and performers, exposing shallow cultural affectation. Below, "Blame It on the Market" by Arthur L. Lippmann uses rhyming verse to satirize how spouses blame external economic forces for financial irresponsibility—buying expensive coats or failing to pay bills while crediting "the market" rather than acknowledging personal excess. The bottom sketch depicts a shipwrecked sailor, likely commentary on maritime disaster or economic hardship, though context is limited. The humor targets pretension, financial irresponsibility, and marital blame-shifting among the middle class.
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I Know a Girl Site thinks the oboe is a tramp, that the tuba is a kind of rose, and that an overture is a trip across the moun tains, but she s: concert and ope » s she’s so happy the ‘a season has opened. She thinks harmony is a southern that counterpoint is a technical score ina debate, and that a guest con- ductor is one who has finished his work and is just riding home, When I told her I had the scores of all the operas she asked me who won most of them. We got to talking about the quality of various instruments, and I said 1 was very fond of the ‘cello. She told me she liked it once in a while if there was lots of fresh fruit in it, and some nuts and whipped cream over the top. I told her I knew the second-bass player of the Philharmonic, and she said she bet he wasn’t as good as Rogers Hornsby. But the big mistake I made was when I ventured to say that Toscanini was the atest baton artist of all times. She wanted to know what his battin’ average was and what team he played with, —Carrort Carrot The Postman on his vacation goes long hike, but when the Mason takes a day off, he gets plastered. on If money talks, then some checks must talk back. Smipwrecken Saiton—Safe ashore, Bill! Day, too! JUDGE “Now that this pole is all x And on Thanksgivin’ et paint, how the heck do I get down?’ Blame It on the Market Buy your wife no coat of fur— Blame it on the market! Square yourself this way with her— Blame it on the market. For a perfect alibi, Any deed to justify, With a sad and sorry eye Blame it on the market! Take your time in paying bills— Blame it on the market. Fake a fortnight in the hills — Blame it on the market. Phough you're neither bull nor bear, Though you've never owned a shi Let “The Street” r burde Blame it on the market! —Antiun L. Lippmann bear Dumb Dora's most formid rival: the celebrity who naively an- swered, “But I don’t smoke Lucki comicbooks.com —