Judge, 1929-12-14 · page 12 of 36
Judge — December 14, 1929 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces: **Top cartoon**: Depicts chaotic Christmas shopping, with women fighting over bargains at a "Special Clearance Sale." The caption jokes that young women "go to do battle in the Christmas rush"—satirizing the frenzy and aggression of holiday shopping. **Middle cartoon**: Shows a shipwreck or disaster scene with the caption "Beg pardon, captain, but I think this looks serious!" The humor appears to stem from massive understatement in a dire situation. **Text sections**: "Bleatings of a Lamb" mocks an absent-minded professor who reads Monday papers to learn if he had a car accident Sunday—satirizing both distracted intellectuals and dangerous driving. It also includes a jab at Mexican political instability. **"Cooperative" poem**: Satirizes Socialists' sharing ideology by suggesting people practice it only by broadcasting their radio programs loudly to neighbors—a joke about noise pollution and selective altruism. The overall page reflects Judge's conservative, satirical stance toward modern life, shopping culture, and progressive politics.
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JUDGE seen in a ring-side seat goes to do battle in the Christmas rush Bleatings of a Lamb To market, to market, to b fat stock, Hore », home again, The absent-minded professor, who is something of a motoring enthusiast, always reads the Monday morning papers to find out if he's heen in an accident the previous Sunday. And many a Mexican general has had the presidential chair shot from under him. Cooperative The Socialist has this idea — And under it he labors: That everything a person gets He should share with his neigh! A There are some folks who practise this; Yes, many whom we know; They share with neighbors all. they get— Upon the radio! “Beg pardon, captain, but I think this looks serious!” —R. C. O'Briex 10 comicbooks.com