Judge, 1931-04-25 · page 13 of 36
Judge — April 25, 1931 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical pieces typical of 1920s-era Judge magazine humor: **"Sales Resistance"** depicts a wine salesman's pitch to customers hesitant about home winemaking during Prohibition. The joke hinges on their elaborate excuses—they're leaving town, they fear explosions, the wine might turn to vinegar—while the salesman counters with references to prestigious wines like Château d'Yquem and "1911 Zach" (likely Château d'Iquem 1911). The final punchline references "Larry Dunn," apparently someone known for making homemade wine, suggesting the absurdity of their resistance. **"If They Lived Today"** imagines historical figures in modern (1920s) occupations: Nero as a saxophonist, Julius Caesar writing for the New York Times, Diogenes as a flashlight manufacturer. The humor relies on incongruity between ancient figures and contemporary American life. The second cartoon shows a boy surrounded by fishing gear while his mother exclaims he's been "overpowered by bandits"—likely satirizing overprotective mothers or American anxiety about childhood dangers of the era.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE Sales Resistance The Man Who'll Make Your Wine v sounds all right, but we're going away in about six weeks, and I couldn't have anybody coming in dur ing our absence.” “I suppose we're terribly crude, and all that, but we like straight stuff, You know, two drinks right on the Lutton—zingo!” “Td be as nervous as a cat with all that juice fermenting in the closet. Why, it might go off and tear the whole wall sit might turn out to be as good au Yquem, and 1911 Zach, but it also might be vinegar full of Jit tle black thi ! I've seen it hap- pen.” “The trouble with that is: whenever any company comes, they have to go down and turn the bottles over and sample the stuff. No wine can ever be made except in a monastery or a distant suburb,” “T can’t see it. Why, in a year's time, I might have a crockery f. Look at Larry Dunn—had two hun “T never said he was kiting checks, I only said he must be related to dred quarts made and had to give it Benjamin Franklin.” away!” —Srtantey Jones If They Lived Today Nine would learn the saxophone in- stead of the fiddle. And he'd have his own orchestra. Billy the Kid would join the Coast Guard. Horatius would become a traffic cop nd hold up traffic on a bridge with a rd light’ instead of a sword and shield. lohn Hancock would be a fountain pon salesman, Cusar would be writing his commen- turies for The New York Times. Diogenes would be a flashlight jwanufacturer, Damon and Pythias would be doing their act every night over the radio. Portia would be taking cases in- volving magistrates. Cleopatra would be a Night Club Queen. Henry Clay wouldn’t rather be right than President. He'd rather be Presi 2 dent and then appoint i “Good heavens, Henry’s been overpowered by bandits!” to find out whether he was or not. “Don’t be silly, Mother, he’s just been getting ready for the R. C. 0. fishing season!” comicbooks.com