Judge, 1931-07-25 · page 7 of 36
Judge — July 25, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine Satire This page contains two distinct pieces of social satire: **"Something Should Be Done"** (left): Criticizes the growing popularity of garden clubs, depicting them as an excessive expense and time commitment for wives. The writer humorously catalogs the financial burden—seeds, fertilizer, tools, and even a chrysanthemum bed that won't bloom. The satire targets the emerging trend of organized garden clubs among middle-class women in what appears to be the early 20th century. **"The Panhandlers' Technique Hits Big Business"** (right): A dialogue satirizing panhandlers' negotiation tactics when soliciting money. The humor contrasts a panhandler's aggressive pitch with a businessman's attempt to deny or minimize the request, reflecting Depression-era or post-war economic anxieties about poverty and aggressive street solicitation. Both pieces mock contemporary social trends through exaggerated complaint and dialogue.
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JUDGE “Madame—does this train shtop at Times Square?” SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE A TERRIBLE menace to the peace and well-being of the married men of the United States is sweeping the country, and something ought to be done to stop it before it the proportions of am ssuines jor pestilence, [ refer to the growing popularity of warden clubs. If your wife joins a bridge club, all you have to do is keep up with the dates the gz meets at your house so you can be detained at the that day, But when she joins a gar- den club, that’s something else. Making a flower work and a lot of it. ‘ club members probably have ers hired; but most of the (and shall I say “garden’’?) variety of members depend on their husbands for the manual labor. hee And this isn’t just hearsay with me. I know what I'm talking about. My wife joined one of these garden clubs this spring; and the results have been frightful. Here it is the end of July and the net result of her garden club membership is. ths she has: 1 arden hat that cost 4 1 set of :n tools that cost 1 iris bed hasn't bloomed since May; 1 ysanthemum bed that won't bloom until October; 1 rose bed that won't bloom at all. I have: 1 stitch in my side that has withstood the applica: tion of three bottles of liniment; 1 blister on my left hand that makes it impossible for me to grip my driver properly; an assortment of unp: bills for secds, fertilize 1 well-developed yrouch den clubs. I like my ided used on + loam, rdens and I like clubs; but is that the clubs should be those busybodies that around organizing garden clubs and causing all this trouble S. Firzcerarp, “It’s a lucky thing for you, Joe, he’s a tough guy. might have killed!” 5 The Panhandlers’ Technique Hits Big Business “Fexces me, mister, but can you spare a fella fifteen’ thousand for a trip to Europe? ... it’s not for myself. It's for the wife and kids. "They're just’ wasting away with shame because the Joneses are +. « Gosh, mister, much obli “ ar by everything holy, buddy, I don’t want it for champ: Honest, I'm telling you the truth C'mon with me to the speakeasy on the corner and sce if E don’t spend it for a couple bottles of gin.” Why don't Ir © for a mer at’s a laugh. with? Everybody's next ninety day tied up for the the least. [tell you, down to my last grand... it's God's truth. And then y me to go out and look for a merger when [ haven't the strength to— Thanks a lot, mister!"" “ZT just got out of the hospital and my doctor says if I don't get away to French Lick I might just as well down and die right now... . Hot Springs is all right, but— Yeah, I know, but the doe said if I couldn't make it for French Lick my only other hope is Colorac «2. Oh, well, 1 do. Much obl “Can you spar Corona? Thanks. got my own | Springs. ess Hot Springs will a fella a Corona No, thanks, [ nun Erenperc. OSTA h 4-S5 > Anybody else you comicbooks.com