Judge, 1930-05-10 · page 10 of 36
Judge — May 10, 1930 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces from Judge magazine: **"The Absent One"** (top): A domestic cartoon about a wife reassuring her husband that an absent family member will eventually return. The humor plays on marital patience and long-suffering domesticity—likely referencing a serviceman or absent breadwinner, though the specific context is unclear. **"The Daily Seven Dozen"** (center): A multi-panel comic depicting an orchestra conductor addressing his 231 musicians. He's been told by his doctor to exercise vigorously, so he's decided to conduct them five times daily for three weeks as his fitness regimen. The satire mocks both the conductor's absurd solution and the orchestra members' resigned suffering—a commentary on workplace exploitation disguised as health concern. The final panels show musicians progressively collapsing from exhaustion. **"Hooray!"** (bottom right): Brief aphoristic humor about busy people and the work ethic of ants—conventional moralizing presented ironically. The page reflects Judge's typical early-20th-century blend of domestic comedy, workplace satire, and light philosophical quips.
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The Absent One “Pert worry about it, dear, He'll come back some time You really think he will? You think we'll actually see him again?” “Yes, my dear, but we must be pa tient. P'm sure he wouldn't have the heart to stay away forever, young and thoughtless though he 1 be. He will remember the ones who are wait ing and hoping for his return.” “But, Elmer, it’s been so long since he left.us! You don’t know how . “There, there, dear—I_ feel the same way. It has been quite a while, will show up with our order.” make At you ashanied? The Daily Seven Dozen True 231 members of the Roxymoat Super-Symphony Orchestra sat si lent as their conductor stood on his little platform and looked at then nervously, ost tragically. NS io “Boys.” he began ina low voice “some of you have played with me for twenty years, some of you are new friends. But I believe all of you like me and have my interests at heart particularly my health. “It has been a pleasure to direct \ in the lighter classics 1 jazz A pleasure [shall deeply regret. to forego. But there jes a time ins an's life when he must give up those things he loves. joys, what Tam about to say may sudden se of you, just ay it grieves I have just been to see my physi He says L must change my sys I need exercise. Vig- orous exercise. The doctor says | must find something to do that will muscle, strain every ause me to exert myself Yell, boys, you know what that For the next three weeks, or until the doctor says Lam in. good condition + «ain, Tam g to direct you five times a day in that Russian erture we played a couple of months ies who trics age is going te get the gate —Curr Jouxsox Hooray ! Coming events cast their straw votes before them, ople who are too busy to take « ion should n from the lowly Consider the ant. There is noth ing busier than an ant, and yet it al “Dow Warinc—— ways finds time to go on picnics. 8 comicbooks.com