Judge, 1930-03-22 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 22, 1930 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct sections: humorous short items, a political cartoon, and a theatrical gossip column. The top cartoon depicts a man chasing a woman with a windmill, illustrating the caption about not getting "scrapped" next year—likely referencing romantic pursuits or marriage anxieties of the era. The bottom cartoon shows a portly man on a bicycle asking directions to New Rochelle, a wealthy Westchester County suburb. This appears to satirize nouveau riche aspirations or the commuting class. The "When Summer Comes" section discusses theater gossip, particularly complaints from older women ("dames") in a club about modern dancers' costumes—objecting to shorter, less modest attire. This reflects period anxieties about changing fashion and youth culture challenging traditional standards of decorum. The overall tone reflects early 20th-century American upper-class concerns about social propriety and modern change.
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JUDGE Unique Sign on a house in Florida: “House Not for Sale.” Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be Premier either. We don't know where the three- hours-for-lunch club meets, but we could recommend some waiters. In the United States honey pro- duced amounts to fifty million pounds annually, which should k every hee so busy none of them will have time to fly into an auto and annoy the : driver. Join This Here is a club that every college ' student should be anxious to join: The Bill-of-the-Month Club, This is the idea. You join the Bill- of-the-Month Club and ‘every: month the old man, along with all the other bills, gets one extra bill as a complete surprise. Of course, you send it to him; it is your gift to him, Gos—S'long, Beby! See y’ nex’ year ’f I don’t get scrapped! There are possibilities in this thing. If he doesn’t care for that particular Housewives used to call up the When Summer Comes bill, he can select another. The wider hutcher for choice cuts when planning ,, ; , the better he'll like it, a dinner-party. Now they plione the “Anything happened to the show Hy ay for our booklet, dese hootlegger. while I been gone, Abe? \} | ing various methods of spending “Yeah. The last two nights has Hades, and we got kicks zy bathing girl revue num- money. You will find it inspirational. And when these long skirts com- been hot Bill-of-the-Month Club, Inc. to on that j —R. C. O'Br pletely cover the ankles, it’s change a lot of jury verdicts. ber.” Who's been kickin, The Modern Grandmothers’ Friendly Club.” “Oh, yeah? I suppose they think maybe the snappy dance steps ain’t “No, they don’t mind the dances. It’s the costumes they object to.” “What about 'em?” “The old dames says they consider them costumes ‘disgraceful,’ ‘disgust- ing’ and ‘outrageous to the sweet young ladies who must wear them.’ ” “Huh! 1 suppose these modern grandmas want the girls to do that number in full-length skirts!” “No, they don’t, Moe. I'll tell you just exactly how the president of the | club put it. She sa ‘Mr. Cohen, we think it is a shame that du such hot weather you make forty girls dance around in stuffy, uncomfortable one-picce bathing suits, when you must have some bead costumes that would be much cooler.” —Cuet Jounson 5 comicbooks.com