Judge, 1930-11-15 · page 6 of 36
Judge — November 15, 1930 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The main cartoon, "Animal Trainer's Wife," depicts a domestic scene where a woman confronts her husband about repeatedly failing to bring animals home—likely referencing his work as a circus or performance animal trainer. The humor relies on the wife's exasperation with his professional habits intruding on home life. The page also contains several shorter satirical pieces: "It's A Racket" mocks golf club protection associations as extortion schemes; "Simile" critiques American women's pursuit of European titles through marriage; and "Autumn" poetically describes fall landscapes, attributed to Norman Sullivan. The "Ladies Smoking Room" cartoon shows a woman requesting Edgesworth tobacco—likely advertising content disguised as humor. The specific historical context of these references remains unclear without additional dating information.
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It’s A Racket SWELL GRAFT ya got her must take in a lotta dough “Yes, everybody's playing indoor golf. You want to try a round?” —that ain't ‘Oh, perhaps. “Just this, see? Ya gotta join the Peewee Golf ers’ Protective Association. [tll cost yaa century a week, buddy.” “But [ don’t want any protection, The police u y can’t help ya, Listen, dimwit come across wit’ a hundred every Sat" day or we'll toss a pineapple onta yer course. Get me?” “Swell, go ahead and throw your bombs, and the sooner the better: we need some new hazards badly.” Dox Moons Simile As easy as a college football play er’s entrance exams, “An American girl can buy any sort of title in Europe's marriage market for thirty thousand,” says a social see- retary. But why not patronize home industries and get a magistrate at re duced rates? Axitat, Tratyer’s Wire—Oscar, how many times did I tell you never to bring your animals home! Autumn A trip through the countryside in late fall reve: i ative tourist flaming, scintillant colors he never knew existed. On the Con necticut hillsides he finds leaping streams of yellow gold and flames of orange dancing in the sunlight. In northern New York the beauty of the wayside is enhanced by duil, soft- toned reds and the pale sheen of sil- ver. In the great open stretches of the Middle West the eye of the tourist is soothed by shimmering greens and sombre browns. Autumn has thrown its cloak of beauty over all, and it makes one fairly gasp to go abroad nd see all these new fall shades of gasoline! Norman Svnuivan Itching We don't know the scientific name for it, but the popular name for it would be athlete’s palm. A Communist is the only fellow without money who spends his time in riotous living. “Boy! Will you get me a can of Edgeworth, please?” 4 comicbooks.com