Judge, 1931-06-20 · page 12 of 36
Judge — June 20, 1931 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical pieces about American consumer culture and social customs. **"Sales Resistance"** depicts a salesman's failed pitch for aluminum cookware. The humor lies in the excuses given by resistant housewives: one claims previous cooking gave her indigestion; another just celebrated a tin wedding and won't replace cookware; a third trusts her Southern cook's copper pans; a fourth, a former nurse, insists only gleaming enamel looks sanitary; a fifth never learned to cook. The final woman mentions her cousin in business gets wholesale rates—implying she'll buy through him anyway, undercutting the salesman. The satire mocks both aggressive sales tactics and consumer reluctance to adopt new products. **"Independence Day"** comprises two cartoons: one about fireworks bans leaving youth with "soot-black" sunburns from customs inspectors, and another showing a man in a broken-down truck on private property being told to leave. The humor targets holiday restrictions and property rights enforcement.
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