Judge, 1930-08-02 · page 5 of 36
Judge — August 2, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis **Top Cartoon:** Shows what appears to be a street fight or altercation with the caption "I'll have t' foul me again—the dumb referee isn't watching!" This is boxing/sports humor about a referee not paying attention, suggesting dirty play will go unpunished. **"Help Wanted" Section:** Contains humorous job advice and observations—collecting overdue debts, New York transportation, mosquitoes, rat poison, and speakeasy etiquette. These are satirical commentary on 1920s urban life, with the speakeasy reference suggesting Prohibition-era venues. **Right Cartoon:** "The absent-minded professor gets a break!" shows a disheveled man chasing a small dog near what appears to be a summer theater or outdoor venue, poking fun at an absent-minded academic. The page is primarily humor and light satire about contemporary urban American life.
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— JUDGE Lines Not Written in a Country Churchyard The farmer homeward plods his way Through fields, bereft: of lowing kine, Devoid of horses, hogs or hay; Devoid of flower, fruit or vine. His daily blessings, one by one, He counts while dusk falls o'er the land, And also counts as sinks the sun The profits of his roadside stand, —Trnny McManus Bare Fact “Mother, may I go on the stage for Mr. Carroll?" your clothes on a hick —A.L. IL. Help Wanted An excellent job for a bo of college would be in the department of some la ust out lection firm, dic tating letters to customers explaining why they must send money at once. Perhaps the biggest advantage to living in New York is you never have to take a cab to a speakeasy unless you want to go to a certain one, The air mail is doing wonders for this country. Under the new service a writer in New York can send a man- uscript to Hollywood and get it back in four dz Too bad mosquitoes aren't like some boxers. Then they'd yell “Foul!” and quit after you made ‘a coupla swings at ‘em, And another bit of real news would he if a camper should bite a mosquito, A rat-poison firm advertises that as nas a rat eats some of the poison it is imbued with the desire to rush out of the house in search of a drink. If that's the way to get rid of rats, wouldn't it be cheaper to send them to 1 movie? oe . al It's a good plan, when you leave a | — = eee ___| speakeasy, to look under the tables to he sure you haven't forgotten anybody. The absent-minded professor gets a break! 3 comicbooks.com