Judge, 1929-01-19 · page 25 of 36
Judge — January 19, 1929 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge (circa 1929) collects humorous quips and cartoons submitted by college students, labeled with their universities. The jokes reflect 1920s college culture and contemporary concerns. **Key content:** The cartoons mock absent-minded professors, workplace mishaps, and period absurdities. "The Street Angel gets a job" references a popular 1928 film. The "Yuletide" exchanges joke about post-holiday awkwardness. "In the Year 1929" satirizes predictable news cycles—predicting Nicholas Murray Butler will oppose Prohibition, Babe Ruth will hit home runs, and Clara Bow will undress in movies (referencing the silent film star's notoriety). The "guy who ordered Instant Postum a half-hour before train time" mocks instant coffee's advertising claims of convenience. A "FOR SALE" joke offers rejection slips to aspiring writers, a meta-commentary on the magazine's submission culture. The humor is gentle, reflecting college wit rather than sharp political satire—typical of Judge's light entertainment approach during the Jazz Age.
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The high height of several Mertaeh Saas things or another is an absent- minded professor calling. himself on the phone to find out whether — — he is supposed to go to a meeting - which he has decided to cancel if he finds out that he has to go. —Muss Exvizaneti Cuapaan, U. of California "30 The “Street Angel” gets a job. —Row ann Lyon, George Washington U."29 | The fireman looks for his collar button —T.M. Forps, Yale ’30 Advice to Worms Sleep late! —Joun P. Waters, Dartmouth '28 Yuletide First Rounder—Let’s make whoopee ! Second Rounder—What's be- come of Mary? | J.J. Scuurrenes, Yale ‘30 Have you heard about the 4 AC A ii ; Scotchman who walked into the ‘Ay Go) Sou ccall your :car five and ten cent store and asked Relig? nsesiften Chevalier: where the furniture department was? —Gronce L. Hay, Trinity "30 i —W. O. MeDasirt, Virginia "31 FOR SALE: Rejection slips | in the most stylish shapes and | colors. Blue, pink and mauve at | 10c each; plain white for 2 | ! In the Year 1929 A book reviewer will say: “This is not only the book of the month; it is the book of the year.” ¥ There will be a picture’ ma strate kes in aes dealing with life in the under- ; shapes, 15 to 20, Speeial rates woe “um Just an ordinary deckhand. on wholesale lots. cholas Murray Butler will Gro. Licuresstris, Howano B, Leosann, | inst. Prohibition. U. of Michigan "29 Mercer U. "29 The Boston Red Sox will finish last j Two well-known colleges will break off athletic rel: Babe Ruth will knock a home | run. There will be a plea made for | 4 | a safer and saner Fourth, A book will be suppressed in ions. Boston. | There will be several football | upsets in November. A chorus girl will marry a mil- lionaire. | Clara Bow will undress in a moving picture. The guy who ordered Instant Postum a half-hour before —ArTHUR SitvenBLarr, train time, Harvard "30 —Watrt Connatu, U. of Pittsburgh '29 t comicbooks.com