Judge, 1930-04-05 · page 4 of 36
Judge — April 5, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains three separate items: 1. **"Window Dresser—Pub-lease!!"** (top): A cartoon mocking fashion display workers. A window dresser shows off dresses and coats to passersby, with the humor appearing to center on the performative nature of retail display and the dresser's apparent desperation for attention ("Pub-lease!!"). 2. **"The Last Course"** (right): Humorous advice about entertaining with a character named John who performs party tricks (piano, saxophone, French-speaking, juggling). The joke satirizes the social obligation to be perpetually entertaining for friends. 3. **"Ignored Invitations"** (bottom): A letter humorously declining a dinner invitation with elaborate excuses, ending with the witty threat "I'll double four spades!"—a bridge-playing reference suggesting the writer prefers card games to socializing. These are light social satire typical of Judge's era.
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JUDGE The Last Course “Free comes Johnt’” they a shricked, “Good old John! He'll p! piano for us to dance “And he'll play the us to sing,” howled Elbert. “And if we go to a restaurant, he'll surprise us by speaking Freneh,” guessed Mildred. “Yes, said Margie, “John is too marvelous, Every time he comes to our parties he has a new trick up his sleeve. Last week he did the most marvelous j . The time before he answered every question we could think of and then played Hawaiian music on a saw. Our parties wouldn't be anything at all without John.” Are You a John? Once John used to sit home night after night. Then he clipped a coupon. Now everyone laughs when he en ters a room! Think, are you too a John? If you are, why not be entertained for a change and get some fun out of going places? Act now before it’s too late! Here's How to Be the Death of Any Party Fill in the coupon below, checking what you can do. Our course is gu anteed to make sou forget every. p: lor trick you know. Get it at once and have a little peace. Our secret method can’t fail. Quit performing for your friends or go on the stage and get paid for it. Don't be a sucker all your life. —Canrnort Cannone Wixvow Dressen—Puh-leese!! Ignored Invitations “W' Li, old man now comfortably settl two-room-and-kitchenette, and we have picked you out for a singular honor. Martha has been studying cookery in recipe book she re present, and you are hereby vited to dine with us a week from urday night to help us relish the meal that Martha has ever cooked all by herself. When she decided to make the spread she said, ‘I want to have some very dear friend of ours here that night.’ And in an instant I sug- gested your name. It made a big hit with the little wife. So just cut down on your meals until the big spread, and be here at seven sharp, prepared to imbibe a soup-to-nuts dinner that you'll never forget.” —Artive L. Lirpaann comicbooks.com