Judge, 1930-06-28 · page 9 of 37
Judge — June 28, 1930 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This is a humor page from *Judge* magazine featuring absurdist comedy typical of the 1920s-30s era. **"News from the Summer Resorts"** consists of mock announcements satirizing resort amenities and their petty absurdities: a lifeguard who only rescues women under 190 pounds (requiring appointments for heavier women), a guest cottage charging by the minute for bathroom use, horses available only on Saturdays (guests unavailable Sundays-Tuesdays), and a lake where fishing is impossible because the caretaker caught the only fish before opening. **"Did You Hear That"** presents brief gag jokes: a Scottish person arranging a paid speaker for a long-distance call (playing on Scottish frugality stereotypes), seasickness making travelers unrecognizable from passport photos, and a pessimistic delicatessen owner seeking "the wurst" (pun on German sausage). **The cartoon** shows a chaotic domestic scene where a father discovers a cactus the family planned as a surprise, depicted with slapstick visual humor typical of the era's comic illustration style. All content relies on wordplay, exaggeration, and gentle social mockery rather than topical references.
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C News from the Summer Resorts ne handsome new lifeguard of the jotsam Baths at Jetsam Beach will rescue female drowners under 190 pounds on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Special appointments must be made for rescues at other weights and dates. Two dozen corkscrews and four dozen bottle-openers have been added to the auxiliary equipment of the fish- ing schooner Gowanus Girl. A bath-o-meter has been installed on the bathroom door of Mrs. Aber- nathy’s Genteel Guest Cottage. Fol- lowing rates go into effect on July Ist: 5e for the first ten minutes. 45c¢ for each five-minute period thereafter. Guests at the Grotto House will sleep under blankets this summer, pro- vided they bring blankets with them. Saddle horses will be available every Saturday for week-end board- ers on Lake Irksome. Week-end board- ers will probably not be available until the following Tuesday. Under the terms of a contract just signed, The Cooperative Canners of California will keep members of the Ennui County Hotel Association sup- plied with fresh fruits and vegetables during July and August. No fishing will be enjoyed by the guests of The Paradise Inn on Lake Rinderbrust, Lem Scragfellow, care- taker, having caught the pickerel one day before the hotel opened. —Artuer L. Lirpwy JUDGE Did You Hear That— A Scotchman, intending to put in a long-distance telephone call, tried to make arrangements for Floyd Gib- bons to do the talking for him? Some ocean travelers are no more twelve hours at sea, when they n to resemble their passport pho- tographs. Then there was the near-sighted, pessimistic delicatessen dealer who was always looking for the wurst. Now all the University of Maine needs is a good football team. The National Parent - Teachers’ Convention recently advised a course in parenthood for high-school stu- dents. They might start by letting dad use the car all the time. “Oh, Mother! Father's found the little cactus we were going to surprise him with!!” comicbooks.com