Judge, 1931-02-28 · page 7 of 36
Judge — February 28, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three humor pieces typical of 1930s Judge magazine: 1. **"The Barber at Home"**: A domestic conversation where a barber discusses his day—Mr. Throckmorton's massage, bobbed women, tips, and a hockey game. The humor relies on period-specific details (women's bobbed hair was still somewhat scandalous; tipping customs differed). 2. **"One-Way Trip"**: A traveling salesman's exchange with a Tennessee mountain boy about locating his whiskey-making father. The satire plays on Prohibition-era bootlegging and Appalachian stereotypes. 3. **"Superintendent of Insane Asylum"**: An official questions a guard about escaped inmates. The joke's punchline—thirteen men escaped but only thirteen were caught—appears to be absurdist humor about bureaucratic incompetence. All reflect 1930s social commentary and conventions now largely historical.
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