Judge, 1935-09 · page 7 of 36
Judge — September 1935 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two distinct cartoons satirizing early automotive culture. **Top cartoon**: A cigar store conversation where one man boasts about newfangled automobiles to "Herm," claiming they're superior to horses. The speaker appears to be a know-it-all salesman type, while Herm expresses skepticism about these unreliable machines. The satire targets early car enthusiasts' overconfidence in primitive automobile technology. **Bottom cartoon** ("Look! That impossible Mr. Schultz again!"): Shows a car's interior view where Mr. Schultz apparently performs an dangerous or reckless stunt while driving. The joke mocks a specific person known for driving foolishly—likely a local figure or recurring character in Judge's readership. Both cartoons mock automobile culture's dangers and the overconfidence of early motorists, reflecting widespread public skepticism about cars' reliability and safety in the automobile's infancy.
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Judge Overheard In a Cigar Store 66M tellin va, Herm—ya can’t beat them there ma chines. Why, a lad’s nuss ta fool wid ‘em even... Yeah, Lk y w, but mosly ya get a lemon, They’s geart fer n got a chance inna million a hittin ba ut a niggle in an’ you'll see... There. Ju They’s geart fer lemons ... Don’t tell me, Jemons Lookit: like I say Herm. The nobody's fool. No, sir—Ill tella worl he wasn... These ela what invenet these here machines was here things ain put out fer fun, ya know. Ya might hit a coupla times but, inna long run, they'll clean ya. Why, I loss a forchuh on ‘em. “Look, I'll put inna kern an’ pull the hanel slowly ... I'm juss doin this ta show ya is See: Two plums an a oranch ... Y sucker’s game... I know, the thirt ff. but, I tell ya, iss geart that way. There'd he no percenitch fer the house if it didn bounce ... Don’t tell me about no cherries, Herm, Thas the come on, Thas juss ta get cha excitet ... Yeah, but alls ya do is put em ht back inna gain... Are ya goin absolooly nuss, Herm! ... Well, then don’t put no dough in... Here, lemme show ya how stoopit a lad is ta fool wid it... See. Two belts an a lemon... I'm tellin ya, Herm plum bounced lad what invenet these here machines went screwey it was so complicatet. “C'mon, Herm—less get outta here... All right, now. Course, if ya wanna be a sucker like all the ress of em, go ahet... What cha g off nowanen. Ya get put it all back in. F Ko re t—helts? ... Sure! iss gotta pay ens annen ya go slug nunny an t? Juss to see a coupla wheelts nm... Aw, don’t tell me nothin about these h iron pick Her geart.” re kess, Herm—I been playin em fer years... gimme a coupla kerns, an I'll show ya how iss —Jack Civert, “Look! That impossible Mr. Schultz again!” 5 “Now don’t scold me, George, or I'll lose my nerve and never learn to drive.” comicbooks.com