Judge, 1929-12-21 · page 8 of 36
Judge — December 21, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two separate satirical pieces: **"Christmas Hold-Up"** (top cartoon): Shows a burglar robbing a woman at gunpoint on a snowy street while another figure watches. The joke plays on the irony that crime continues even during the holiday season—the burglar uses the excuse "everybody else has the day off—I gotta work," suggesting criminals don't observe Christmas traditions. **"A Miscellany of Things Unnecessarily Loud"** (bottom): A collection of brief satirical observations about noisy urban annoyances, including typography, theater, and Wall Street. The main cartoon shows an overflowing mantelpiece of Christmas decorations, with the caption joking about a man who "forgot to do his own shopping"—likely depicting middle-class holiday stress and materialism. Both pieces mock urban life's contradictions and commercialism.
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JUDGE A Little Off the Top | We have always wondered whether ] { barbers carry on their usual running ] A fire of conversation when they trim the | | family Christmas tree. | Cuorvs Gat—Who did you get for | \ Christmas ? | There's one distinct advantage about writing letters to Santy Claus. You } can be sure that they won't show up | in court some day. } “Is your wife entertaining this sea- No, she had a block of Chrysler Rockefeller should try passing out | dimes to stock-market losers. t Curistaas Hoto-Ur . . . \ eee , And it’s so quiet in Wall Street now, | Lapv—This is outrageous! you can hear a stock drop Benouar—It cert'ny is—when everybody else has the day off—I ; : P: 4 gotta work, 4 A Miscellany of Things i Unnecessarily Loud } Compiled for the Benefit of the Anti- 4 Noise Committee The color scheme of the open-air iW elevated. Hy Typography of the New York i tii American. The Paramount Theatre. Jesse Crawford. | The talkies. H ‘Texas Guinan. \ Mayor Walker's haberdashery. When Dora heard that the judge ‘ was about to charge the jury, she hi wanted to know what with. | : ly | They still have Confederates down if South. That is, the Florida real- | | estate men who are holding auctions ] do. | } | | The bull in the china shop had nothing on the bear in the bucket stop. | ‘au And then there is the university ; i that gave a letter to its rum runners, No ordinary thief—just a man who forgot to do his own shopping. 6 { | i comicbooks.com