Judge, 1930-01-25 · page 11 of 36
Judge — January 25, 1930 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three satirical pieces typical of 1920s-era Judge magazine: **"Judge" cartoon (top):** A businessman at his desk tells his secretary he cannot leave for golf because of his position's demands—satirizing how professional men use work as excuse while actually wanting leisure time. **"The Oldest Inhabitant":** Nostalgic commentary on changing entertainment and technology. References vaudeville theaters, movies, and boats being replaced by airplanes doing "tail-spins." The joke: progress and generational change make old pastimes obsolete. **"Among My Souvenirs":** A humorous list of keepsakes from youth—school certificates, toys, love letters, theater tickets—ending with "beautifully engraved stock certificates I bought last year," satirizing how adults replace sentimental memories with financial investments. The author is David S. Lensman. The "And Not America First" sidebar mocks Prohibition by noting it made Americans travel as much as automobiles (implying people fled to find alcohol), and suggests congressmen should give shorter speeches. All reflect 1920s middle-class American life and values.
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IDGE And Not America First Unquestionably the automobile has made people do a lot of traveling and sec a lot of territory they wouldn't have scen otherwise. But then why give the auto all the credit? —Prohibi- tion has done the same thing. Say nothing and people will think re smart. Especially if they sked you what you think omplish this year. And wouldn't it be great if Con- “But, George! A man in my position can't drop everything and xressmen’s speeches were about this rush out to the golf links.” The Oldest Inhabitant He can remember when people went to a vaudeville house to see vaudeville and to a movie theatre to see a movie. A boy likes to sit before d picture things in the blaze, lly his schoolhouse. n open The man who used to rock the boat now has a son who puts the plane into tail-spins. only trouble with eating in *s where Broadway celebrities eat is that the only pe those who want to see the Broad celebrities. ple you se are Among My Souvenirs There is an old clarinet that once I thought I would play upon and be- come famous... . An clectric train. A report card that was never Some lead soldiers. . . . rt with a few strands of auburn hair... . ket-stubs from “Abie'’s Irish Rose. And a letter from the prefect of discipline. ... My Boy Scout certificates. . . . ‘There are letters congratulating me on my graduation from high school. . And a pipe that I never could smoke through at one sitting picture of Betty Compte I. O. U.'s from my roomm feather from the Army Some rare old labels... . A fad gram from the Junior Prom... . ¢ And, oh, yes, some beautifully engraved stock certificates that I ‘bought last year. —Daviw S, Lenstax L_ shown. . . And a loc ~~ Comicbooks.com