Judge, 1930-02-01 · page 6 of 36
Judge — February 1, 1930 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces of humor: 1. **"The children's hour"** (top): A cartoon showing children enthusiastically greeting an arriving guest—typical domestic humor about chaotic family welcomes. 2. **"In Praise of Bronson"** (left): A testimonial praising someone named Bronson as an exceptionally talented diplomat and problem-solver. The author notes Bronson excels at difficult situations and difficult people, but warns that his job is so demanding ("You wouldn't want Bronson's job") that one should occasionally offer him rest and companionship. 3. **"The man with noisy neighbors"** (bottom right): A cartoon showing an elaborate mechanical contraption—apparently a humorous solution for dealing with noisy neighbors. The caption suggests he built this machine to "get even with them." The page mixes domestic comedy with professional praise and neighbor conflict humor typical of early-20th-century American satire.
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Ignored Invitations “Won't Fanny and you come over night to hear our family Uncle Hector, who plays the piccolo, is visiting us. And Cousin Rob from Kokomo is here with his — zither for a few days, Our sons are brushing up on their cornets, and — = Aunt Martha is spending hours at the piano in preparation, The wife is practising on her violin, and I’m put- ting my trusty flute through a few io. scales. And to give you a real treat, grandma (she'll be eighty-three next month) is going to play the drums and traps. We'll render ‘Poet and sant Overture,’ ‘Zampa bes in . ‘Kiss Me Again’ and finish ‘Echoes from the Metropoli- tan Opera House.’ Come over about eight o'clock and you won't miss a single selection.” ALL. L. The children's hour ] In Praise of Bronson Bronson is a great man, a man of unusual calibre. I rank him in the very forefront of worth-while person- ages. I know of no man who pos- sesses his all-around ability and com- bination of excellent traits. Bronson has the tact and diplomacy of a foreign minister. His manner with women is perfect: He soothes even as he subtly rebukes. He has the resourcefulness of a sailor, the insight of a family doctor, the mechanical ability of an engineer and the good judgment of a Solomon. I've seen Bronson functioning dur- ing great emergencies. I've seen Bronson take a delicate situation in hand and bring cosmos out of chaos. I've seen Bronson rise to inspiring heights of leadership under trying and troublesome conditions. ‘*Bron- son! Bronson!” came the cry from many throats. And Bronson, cool as Coolidge, confident as a_ righteous man, was equal to every task, was su- preme to every situation. You wouldn't want Bronson’s job. I wouldn't want Bronson’s job. It would be too much for us. But you must come over some time and shake hands with him. He's the janitor of our apartment house. —A.L. L. “T thought you were deaf?” “I was, but I got one of those elec- tric appliances for the hard of hear- The man with noisy neighbors overhead rigs up a machine to get ing, and now I'm wired for sound.” even with them, comicbooks.com