Judge, 1930-03-15 · page 13 of 36
Judge — March 15, 1930 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This Judge magazine page contains satirical commentary on 1920s American culture: **"The Latest Racket"** mocks the era's obsession with "modernism" in furniture design. The joke: anyone can take a fine antique chair, saw random angles into it, paint it garishly, and sell it as genuine modern furniture to foolish "experts." This satirizes both the pretentiousness of modernist aesthetics and the gullibility of wealthy collectors trying to appear sophisticated. The sidebar quips mock contemporary consumer culture—overpriced cigars, inflated prices at modern stores. **"Cogitations of a Codger"** offers tongue-in-cheek "advice to famous men" of the day, including: Prohibition-era gangster references (Bishop Cannon), politician Gene Tunney, and public figures like John D. Rockefeller and Herbert Hoover. The humor relies on readers recognizing these celebrities and finding ironic humor in the absurd advice given. The page reflects 1920s preoccupation with modernism, consumerism, and celebrity culture during the Jazz Age.
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The Latest Racket A“ of people pretend to be regu- lar Joc Hergesheimers when it comes to judging period furniture. During the last few months, though, we've fooled no Jess than a couple of hundred amateur and professional ex- perts. And it's an ea acket, too. We simply bought quare, a saw and a few cans of gaudy paint. Now we can take the finest antique chair or desk ever made, saw a few angles in it, daub it with giddy colors and palm it off on experts as genuine modern furniture. An up-to-date cigar store is where you pay nts for a 50-cent tube of shavi m, 67 cents for a box of imported writing paper, and .50 for a dollar watch. A lullaby is a tune sung or played to keep the baby and the folks in the next apartment from going to sleep. Here is an abbreviation that is ginning to mean something: Chi Tl. Also, if you walk a mile for every ‘amel you won't have to worry about that future shadow. We've heard of foolproof airplanes, but no airplane will be absolutely fool- proof until it’s so constructed that nobody can get into the t 1 thing. —R. C. O'Brien ay—run down and have ’em put some mustard on this sandwich! Sur—Oh, darling, how you thrill me! 1 Cogitations of a Codger Advice to Famous Men Dove Famnasns—Lay off Shake- speare! Gene Tunney—Ditto! Jimmy Waiker—See New York first! John D. Rockefellerp—Make it two- bits! Al Smith—Keep smi Bishop Cannon—Buy ‘em outright! Tom Heflin—Forget it! Senator Moses — Stop calling names ! Judge Lindsey— Flo Zie; you play ‘em! Connie Mack—Be your age! Cal Coolidge—Subict ! Herbert Hoover—Beware the Ides of March! —J. A. Rover ughty, naughty ! cm over before comicbooks.com