Judge, 1930-10-18 · page 4 of 36
Judge — October 18, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** A barber is shaving a customer while two other men watch. The caption suggests the barber has shaved "one side of your mustache off" and invites the customer to judge the result. This appears to be a visual pun playing on the magazine's title—using "Judge" as a verb (asking the customer to evaluate the barber's work) rather than as a noun. **Bottom Section ("They're Doing That Now"):** A humorous anecdote about aviation predictions, joking that future planes will land in backyards. The accompanying cartoon depicts a domestic scene, likely satirizing overly optimistic technological forecasts common in the era. Both pieces represent typical Judge magazine humor: visual puns and gentle social satire about everyday life.
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“TL just shaved one side of your mustache off, Sir, Now you can see if you like it or not.” They’re Doing That Now An aviation enthusiast told us the other day that ina few years airplanes would be so perfected that landing ficlds would not be necessary; that the planes would be landing in back yards ind on the roofs of houses, and for once we didn’t dispute him. The wife's pet chow, our neighbor's radio, an assortment of Christmas neckties, several late novels, a collee- tion of relatives, the car, the family ilbum, the can opener, some rejected manuscripts, all the cats in the back- yard and a couple of straw hats What about these things? Why. these are what we would have given Justice Crater to take al with him we known he was to disappear. = —R. C. O'Briex JUDGE Ready to Be Unbaffled Y" sent for me, sir?” “Yes, Ser; Caspar Delarm wealthy recluse, has been murdered ! “Who would have thought it? When?” “Around midnight. It's very mys terions. His body was found library. an Indian dagger thre heart! The doors and windows were all locked fram the inside!" “OF all things!" “Suspicion points to young Laneas ter Delarmey, the old man's nephew and probable hk They quarreled over the will last month.” “Aha! Somebody should talk to that lad.” y use, sergeant. The boy left n Old eccentric, for Europe two days ago and couldn't ad a ha, Was seen talking to She possibly have nd in the crime His niece, 2 an Indian seer not long whispered something to him, handed roll of bills and...” him s the girl who is at the bottom 3 She has a perfect alibi, too. So have the ed butler, the ¢ + the chauffeur, caretaker and everyom else.” Can't you give me any clue, sir? “Tm afraid not, ser; nt. Tt stumps me completely. That's why 1 called you in, We've t to find out who killed the old man at once.” “Why the hurry, sir?” that far and the completed manuseript must be in my publisher's hands not later than six o'clock this evening.” —C. J. Ravio Trovere SuooteR—There ain't nothi Floyd Gibbons! ey ‘ong with th? set; that’s comicbooks.com