Judge, 1930-01-25 · page 12 of 36
Judge — January 25, 1930 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of 1920s Judge magazine: **"The Boy Who Loved an Interior Decorator"** is a humorous poem by Harold Angell about a man resisting his girlfriend's desire to redecorate him—treating romantic love as interior design. The joke is the absurdist comparison of remaking a person to redecorating furniture. **"What Every Bootlegger Knows"** satirizes Prohibition enforcement, playing on Lincoln's famous quote about fooling people. It jokes that bootleggers can evade some dry agents sometimes, but ultimately must pay bribes—reflecting the widespread corruption during Prohibition. **"On A Non-Stop Flight"** contains several short jokes about aviation and contemporary politics, including mockery of Senate investigation into Prohibition as ineffectual ("needs a mop, not sweeping"). The cartoon shows men viewing nude artwork, captioned about professional courtesy—likely satirizing art world hypocrisy. These pieces reflect 1920s concerns: romantic relationships, Prohibition's failure and corruption, and early aviation. The tone is lighthearted social commentary typical of the era's satirical magazines.
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The Boy Who Loved an Interior Decorator Passion robs me of all peace, Love has .played the réle of Nem- esis; You may have a lifetime lease On my heart and all its premises, But, however well w Please don’t have me renovated! I'm not Chippendale or Guelph, Empire, Renaissance, Colonial; Try to love me for myself— My intention’s matrimo You would like me less, I'm certain, If I tried to match a curtain. You, of course, are true to type, Being one among a myriad; Let me, though, retain my pipe, That's of no especial period. Drapes, they say, are getting mauver— Please don't try to do me over! —Harorp ANGELL What Every Bootlegger Knows ‘ \ Ki (vd UUM se3| You can fool some of the dry agents oo Z r ee oi —— all of the time and all of the dry agents some of the time, but the rest of the time you have to pay tribute. Aviaton’s Wire—IWell! It’s about time you were coming home! On A Non-Stop Flight A Scotchman sat down recently and figured how much mileage a fellow might get out of a set of airplane tires. And nowadays you hear a lot about stunting in airplanes, inside loops and outside loops and upside-down flying and all that, but still the best stunt in tion is to make a safe landing. The Senate has ordered a sweeping investigation of the prohibition situa- tion. Sweeping won't do it. What they need is a mop. According to the press, a New York district attorney owns a_ burlesque show. But he is different from most district attorneys—his burlesque is not connected with running his office. And Twisted Tessie thinks butter- milk comes from goats. “He spent most of his life behind bars.” “It’s a wonder this guy wouldn’t show more courtesy to members of “A dangerous criminal, the profession!” “No, an ex-bartender.” 10 comicbooks.com