Judge, 1935-11 · page 7 of 36
Judge — November 1935 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon titled "Judge" depicts a military aircraft with oversized guns mounted above a car labeled "INSPECTOR," with a small civilian figure looking alarmed. The caption reads: "I can't hear any planes, but the colonel's wife is giving him hell again!" This satirizes domestic friction during what appears to be a WWI-era military inspection or exercise. The joke contrasts the potential threat of enemy aircraft with the more immediate "threat" of a colonel's nagging wife—suggesting that military men fear spousal complaints more than actual combat dangers. The page also contains "Letters of a Modern Father" and other humorous content typical of Judge magazine's satirical commentary on American domestic and social life. The publication critiqued contemporary social anxieties through domestic scenarios and military humor.
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“1 can’t hear any planes, but the colonel’s wife is giving him hell again!” Altogether HE crash of pans and garbage cans In Gotham town’s been muffled; Such noises jangled up our nerves And left our tempers ruffed. The mayor's decreed the din of tin And other sounds must cease; And quiet now must rain supreme So folks can sleep in peace. No radio or auto horn May now offend our ears; For which we give His Honor thanks, And (silently) three cheers! —R.C.O. Prize Contest Simple Circe’s old man had a brilliant idea the other day. He announces that he is going to pay something on at- sends him the best letter of the month, “You come one step count to whichever one of his creditors nearer and P’ll jump!” Letters of a Modern Father Y DEAR SON: Thanks for the invitation for your mother and me to come on for the crucial game with Elder’s Ridge Uni- versity. [thought for a while I'd make you squirm until the week of the game for fear we might accept but your mother insisted that I put you out of your misery at once by declining. I have to decline because your little brother is having his teeth straight- ened and you know what Roosevelt has done to the gold market. When the dentist got Herbie wired up I had just enough left in the bank to help your sister Eloise and her husband move here from Wichita. Eloise wired that her husband could no longer be insulted by the salary he was getting with the rail- | road, and that they would come home to stay until the business world ap- | preciated him, So they'll be here for several years, at least. Otherwise, things are abnormal at home. Nobody is sick and your mother has put off learning to drive until after Christmas. She came to the decision herself so I am watching her for any other symptoms of a mental disturbance. Your Uncle Frank is still out of work and thought he might run down to school and visit you but as he doesn’t drirk I told him he wouldn't enjoy it during the football season. I enclose a litle check for spending money, in- tended to cover the game and one other debauch. Your Affectionate Father, McCready Huston. comicbooks.com