Judge, 1935-03 · page 12 of 40
Judge — March 1935 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This *Judge* magazine page contains three separate humor pieces: 1. **Top cartoon**: A sleepwalker inadvertently walks the dog while asleep—the joke being he's useful even unconscious. 2. **"Napoleonic Revival"** article: A satirical anecdote mocking Napoleon's military failures. It claims he gave brandy to a wounded soldier at the Battle of Jena, then suggests his defeat of the Russians would require getting them drunk on French brandy—absurdist humor suggesting Napoleon's legendary abilities were exaggerated or that alcohol could explain military outcomes. 3. **Bottom cartoon**: A man caught with another woman's hair on his coat tries to blame it on horses; his wife predictably doesn't believe him. The page represents typical early-20th-century *Judge* content: light domestic comedy, military/historical satire, and sophisticated wordplay aimed at educated readers. The "Napoleonic Revival" reference appears to allude to contemporary discussions of Napoleon's legacy, though the specific historical moment remains unclear without publication date context.
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Judge SAO. 22 GELS Saw “As long as he walks in his sleep he might as well take the dog out!” “C’mon, c’mon, it’s your move!” > 10 Napoleonic Revival N he battle of Je presence of death and a half dozen newspaper correspondents, Napoleon dismounted from his horse and gave a wounded soldier a drink of pure French brandy from his own flask, thus. re- lieving the poor fellow’s agony by a speedy death. “Ah in the awiul he cried, turning te the re- porters, “if I only had enough pure French brandy, I could beat the Russians—if I could only get ’em to drink it!” Vanished without a like a lost glove in a movie. Simile : trace, She—Was your wife suspicious when she found that hair on your coat? He—Yes, she the horses n. accused me of playing Talk about service—at a night club the other night we complained that the soup was too hot so they had a girl do a fan dance at our table. comicbooks.com