Judge, 1933-08 · page 10 of 36
Judge — August 1933 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"To A Grasshopper"** mocks bureaucratic pomposity—a Vice President's aide lecturing a grasshopper about respecting formal office decorum, treating an insect as if it were an undisciplined employee. **The insurance agent cartoon** jokes about paranoia and salesmen; what appears as a supernatural "fearful thing" is merely an insurance agent—suggesting they're viewed as intrusive or unwelcome. **"Death Bed"** satirizes Native American blanket brands (Oneida, Mohawk, Wamsutta, etc.) by treating their "final resting place" as a linen closet label—dark humor about both commercialization and indigenous peoples' historical decimation. **"Happy Days"** mocks employers' hollow wage-raising promises—they hope to raise wages "somehow" while barely meeting payroll, exposing economic strain beneath optimistic rhetoric. **"International Conference"** stereotypes national character through elephant essays: the English emphasize hunting tradition, French focus on sexuality, Germans produce dense academic tomes, and Americans aim for practical assimilation/citizenship—poking fun at perceived national traits.
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