Judge, 1935-12 · page 7 of 41
Judge — December 1935 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This Judge magazine page contains two satirical sections: **"Two Sides to It"** depicts a man imprisoned for looking at store windows during his job—commentary on employers demanding constant productivity. The joke: both sides (employer and employee) claim the other is unreasonable, but the man loses. **"Go-Getters"** is a series of brief satirical quips mocking ambitious business tactics and political figures. References include: - A barber's imaginative boasting - Washington's Stone Mountain monument project - Republican criticism of Depression-era relief programs - Mussolini's bombing of Ethiopia The cartoon below shows someone asking about "rubbing alcohol"—likely a Prohibition-era joke about concealing alcohol consumption. The satire targets corporate exploitation, political absurdity, and Depression-era economic policies through dark humor typical of 1930s Judge magazine.
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Judge ‘Two Sides to It “AS. Frank. Just ran across Jim Savage a few minutes ago. He's doing publicity for the Fitz-Wright Hat now.” “That so? Why, it seems only a little while ago that Jim w s bor ting the Comfy Shoe. And when Jim's wife met mine a couple of months ago, she told her Jim had just got through publicizing the Lyceum Movie going to take up with the Non-pareil Clothing Store.” “Poor Jim! Can't stick to one thing can he! Why, in th Is—to my own knowlec publicity for Ye Vanitie Beauty e, Cross-Country Auto Tour Acme Photo Service, El Ropo’s Havana ly Letty Hosiery and Purity rater and was tooms.” with J mooner. When he’ his job you're just » be on ind him for an hour at a time in some at oa steam- can't hold Jim You can't blame the people for whom he works. They expect a man to keep constantly on the move, so bo side playe no doubt they do it; 1 their man unless ters beat them to it, Our barber is an imaginative fellow. He cut himself while trimming the Christmas tree. Washington's head is almost com- pleted on Stone Mountain. T considered the country’s biggest chisel- ing project, before we had relief. s was And the Republican idea seems to be to take the unemployed off the relief rolls and send them back to their rela- tives. Mussolini says the Ethiopians have deliberately refused to cooperate. It seems they keep running out from under his bombing planes. Revised version: The customer is al- “ . . ways right—until his bill becomes over- Say, Westlock—have you seen my rubbing alcohol?” due. 5 comicbooks.com