Judge, 1930-09-27 · page 8 of 36
Judge — September 27, 1930 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humorous commentary on early 20th-century American life: **"Moving Verses" poem** by Arthur L. Lippmann satirizes frustrations with a house painter who fails to deliver the requested colors—white becomes purple, blue becomes greenish-hue. The repeated refrain "Darn that daubing painter!" expresses domestic exasperation. **Upper cartoon** shows a Union League Club scene where a new member recruitment attempt goes poorly, with the caption "Look here, my man, this is no way to get new members!" **Middle cartoons** include a policeman and a figure labeled with "The patrolman on the corner has just been shot!" **Bottom section** advertises a barber shop with "Three Barbers No Waiting," featuring men in chairs. The page mixes domestic frustrations, social club satire, and commercial advertisements typical of Judge's satirical format.
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JUDGE Moving Verses Decorating Mite living-room we wanted white (Darn that daubing Is now a ps (Darn that daubing ‘The walls in halls, we plainly said To tint in tan, are roaring red. A thousand curses on his head— Darn that daubing painter! ‘The bedroom that we ordered blue (Darn that daubing painter!) Is now a gaudy greenish hue. (Darn that daubing painter!) Though thoughts of murder throng my mind, I wouldn't be surprised to find j { The scurvy seamp is color blind. | Darn that daubing painter! a | —Artuur L. Lippmann “Look here, my man, this is no way to get new members!” j i Choice Seats for all Attractions | i World Series....... 00 to $10.00 | Li Heavyweight fights... 4.00 to 60,00 Football .........-.. 2.00 to 5.00 ‘| | Stock Exchang 4 Sis — 4.95 4 N.Y. City | i bench . $10,000.00 uy | eS 0, when automobiles wer: 1 often hear the ery: “Get But you never hear that searce, You a horse! eek any more. What you hear now is “Get an ambulance! SSS | And Dora, of course, thinks that { “Legs” Diamond is a burlesque show | | producer. Dtvics . The thrill we get out of the endur “an . c ance flying records is the prospect The patrolman on the corner has just been shot!” that before long eridurance Agere wt it “Ah—poor old Tom—poor old Tom!” go up and never come down, | comicbooks.com