Judge, 1930-04-26 · page 4 of 36
Judge — April 26, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate satirical pieces from Judge magazine: 1. **"Slow Boat"** (top): A brief poem mocking old-fashioned courtship—an elderly couple in an old car cannot progress romantically. The satire targets outdated romantic conventions. 2. **"Chains of Habit"** (right): A dialogue about "Poor old Archie" who gave up boxing to get a job, only to lose it. The joke critiques how habits trap people—he's now unemployed but his old ways ruined his prospects. Quote attributed to Osmond Robbins. 3. **"Ignored Invitations"** (bottom right): A humorous invitation from Sheriff Shearer asking someone to become special deputy sheriff to pursue an escaped criminal, Red Grogan. The satire plays on bureaucratic formality in urgent situations. The large illustration (bottom left) appears to show cartoon animals in an animated scene, captioned "Thank goodness, elephants can't climb trees!"—likely slapstick humor unrelated to the text above.
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JUDGE Slow Boat An old-fashioned beau In an old-fashioned car With an old-fashioned girl Cannot get very far. It's a tough job for the Chicago census-taker if he has to put down all the aliases. The crooners seem to be improving all the time. Some of them are get ting so good you can't hear ‘em at all. And any day now we look for : other monthly book club with tions by a commission appointed by The golfer who has been practising about the house all winter with | President Hoover. his old umbrella, tries it out on the links. | ‘4 Chains of Habit ; { Sure is tough “Poot old) Archie? yout him, isn’t i Fough? TL don’t see why. Of course, I know he isn't much of a i heavyweight, but the last I heard . . . { “Ye urd he'd given up the : nd become an umpire But did you hear the rest of i aa “Naw. What was th | “Well, he got aj for a little while it j might be a success in baseball. But | his old habit was too much for him, Frank.” abit? You mean...” { h, and now he’s out of a job. The poor guy called everything a foul.” —Onmonv Rossins 4 Ignored Invitations recognition of your standing in the community, Sheriff Shearer you to t the post of 1 deputy sheriff in the posse will leave next week to round up Red Grogan. Grogan, who has just escaped from the county jail, is ter ug the countryside. He has shot several State Troopers, and the Sheriff has decided that the only way t - ture him is to lead a posse of bodied, public-spirited citizens out into the hills determined to bring trogan out dead or alive. If your jon for the county prompts you to accept this honor, it is suggested that you be sure to reinstate any lapsed insurance polic Kindly reply at once Sheriff know if you will a “Thank goodness, elephants can’t climb trees!” —Antuce L. Liretaxy ing the ept.” comicbooks.com