Judge, 1930-04-05 · page 6 of 36
Judge — April 5, 1930 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** A woman at a beauty salon requests "a permanent wave, please." The satire likely mocks vanity or the absurdity of salon culture during this era, though the specific target remains unclear without additional context. **Bottom Cartoon ("Mechanic"):** A man with a broken-down vehicle confronts a mechanic, who diagnoses a "dirty spark plug." The humor derives from the automobile's state of disrepair and the mechanic's casual dismissal of serious mechanical problems as trivial. **Text Section ("100% Talkie"):** This discusses Hollywood sound films ("talkies"), referencing how movie dialogue is now heard worldwide. Anecdotes follow about income tax troubles and industrial alcohol diversion—suggesting Prohibition-era concerns about bootlegging.
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100% Talkie And the pity of it is that so many of the shots in Hollywood are heard "round the world. A Scotchman once helped a friend out with his income tax. He came to live with him as a dependent. Be sure you're right, and that the traffic cop is good ured, and that your insurance is paid up, and that you have at least an even chance of beating the truck on your left, and And one of the most popular diver- sions in the United States is the di- version of industrial alcohol. Add similes: She had an eye like a cafeteria cashier. 4 comicbooks.com