Judge, 1929-01-19 · page 31 of 36
Judge — January 19, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct elements: **"The Scarecrow Industry"** (left column): A humorous serialized story about a man named Jasper who accidentally invents the scarecrow business when he substitutes a straw dummy for his runaway son. The satire mocks both agricultural innovation and the idea that commercial success can emerge from domestic failure—Jasper abandons farming but "never raised anything but hell," while his scarecrow business thrives. **"Embarrassing Moments"** (right): A cartoon and caption satirizing social awkwardness. The illustrated scenario shows a man awkwardly positioned near lingerie in a department store—the joke being he'll light a Murad cigarette to appear nonchalant and hide his embarrassment. The bottom cartoon shows a wrecked car with the caption "Anything the matter, George?"—implying marital tension. Both segments use humor to address masculine social anxiety: business failure/domestic chaos and public embarrassment. The Murad cigarette advertisement frames smoking as a solution to social discomfort.
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CHATEAU RILE BALSAM VIEW OUTRIGHT The Scarecrow Industry (Continued from page 17) first Scarecrow! "S there,” said his father. “You're some good, after all.” For two years father and son uccessfully raised bushes and were ina fair way to become rich, when suddenly Jasper ran away and married Anita Snizi “Anita wif ‘was his only ex planation, Scarecrow was at first stunned by his loss, but finally hit upon the happy idea of substitut- ing a straw dummy for the live one. His first model was crude, but it worked; and farmers from miles around begged Scarecrow to build them duplicates of the novel invention, Scarecrow gave his farm to Jasper and Anita and began to manufacture “scarecrows.” This was the beginning of a business that to- picture industry in the produe- tion of dummies. Modern scarecrows are manu- factured in a variety of models, one of the best being a handsome gentleman in evening clothes for use after G pan. Another popu lar type, which is almost human in operation, is the illuminated model that gets lit every night. It works best in the corn areas. I am very sorry to say that Jasper and’ Anita never raised anything but hell on their farms. “Your wife does so remind me of my eldest sister.” “She reminds me of her first husband? great deal Tir Birs Gaans TASMANIA SLIP TWIXT | TEACUP ANDY LIP SO MACKAY WILDE SUNSHINES | YULE DUES AVAUNT | | day is second only to the motion | be EMBARRASSING MOMENTS If you've lost your wife when shopping, and find yourself in the OP. Lorillard Co., Ext. nonchalant . . . LIGHT A MURAD. They taste just like they did 20 years azo. ne “Anything the matter, George?” —Henorist comicbooks.com