Judge, 1932-04-09 · page 8 of 36
Judge — April 9, 1932 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# "Judge" Page Analysis This page contains two cartoons satirizing weekend social activities. The top cartoon, titled "Judge," depicts a man (apparently inexperienced with relationships) boasting to a judge about romantic conquests while admitting ignorance about women—a self-contradictory joke about masculine bravado. The bottom cartoon, "The Lid Is Off," shows people gathered around what appears to be a "Free Soup" station, with the caption suggesting someone is taking advantage of free offerings. The accompanying article, "The Lid Is Off," describes weekend activities of local socialites—fishing trips, country club visits, and jail visits—presenting humorous observations of upper-class leisure activities from early 20th-century America. Both cartoons mock pretension and social absurdities of the era.
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“Pre been through all that, boy! What I don't know about women! I" The Lid Is Off ELL, the Week-End Season is off to a flying start, and judg- ing from the general tone of the correspondence received, it promises to be even bigger and sillier than last year’ cord breaker. Inaugurating the festivities here- abouts, were the usual people who go places and do things to yet their names in the papers. Let us look through the mass of items on our desk and pick out the unusual stunts employed by a few of our r to use up the first mild Saturday Sunday in April. Mr. and Mrs. Frisbie Tark spent the two days fishing at Seabrook Beach. Though they fished from 2:00 P.M. Saturday until 5:30 P.M. Sunday, they were unable to land a single invitation to spend the sum- mer down there Miss Gabby Clark, belle of the local High School, spent the week-end in the telephone booth at Marsden’s Drug Store. Mr. Bliss Price, popular young man about town, was the gue: Essex County at the Auburn during the week-end. His guest-card was signed by Traffic Officer “Blast” “Say! Herbie, how about gettin’ in on some Murphy. of this free love while we're about it?” Colonel Waddington Barr and a party of friends, arrived at the bunker approaching the 7th green at the Rockville Country Club, Fri- day evening, for an indefinite stay. —D. L. C. comicbooks.com