Judge, 1929-04-06 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 6, 1929 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a **full-page advertisement for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company** celebrating the Bell System's disaster response capabilities. The ad describes a real 1928 Pennsylvania storm that downed 3,700 telephone poles and 7,000 miles of wire. It portrays Bell's coordinated interstate response—crews from multiple states restoring service within 72 hours—as evidence of American industrial competence and the wisdom of a unified "One Policy, One System, Universal Service" approach. The page's left column contains humorous newspaper clippings from various regional papers (Ohio, Texas, West Virginia) highlighting quirky local news items—marriages, hunting reports, social events. This "Rare Prints" section appears to mock small-town journalism clichés. The remaining advertisements promote Abbott's Bitters (a medicinal tonic) and the Russell Patterson School of illustration. **The satire is minimal here**; this reads as a typical 1920s magazine layout mixing editorial humor with corporate and patent-medicine advertising.
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Married life in Ohio, as ob- served by the Cleveland Pla Dealer. Miss Helen Sudolsky and Carl Hunger were rried Friday at Park Villa The decept fol- lowed at the home of Rev K.P. Miller Preparedness note in the same State, as reported by the Sydney Daily News, Miss Margaret Taylor went t Miqua Thursday to be the guest for th day f Miss Vesta Schultz, who is visiting with her | ‘The far-reaching effect of the | radio, revealed by the Madison Jack of the open season in m, from the Renton The Renton Gun Club will hold | another shoot this Sunday at traps on Smithers Field he shooting will start about 9 ‘clock and will continue as long | as anyone is left to shoot u Comment in the Parkersburg News, on the sartorial customs of West Virginia mountaineers. The bride entered t drawing ’ arm of her father mm on the who wore a gown of white satin trimmed with nt lace, and with a veil of the sume. | Current events in the Buckeye State, as revealed by the Cadiz Democrat-Sentinel. Jim Hanks, of Hazelton, picked up a live wife at the corner of Main and McDougal street, and Was instantly shocked. His con- dition is much improved. but bh wedding t i postponed. | Doings of the younger genera- tion gleaned from the Sidr Daily News. Miss Mabel Moon returned home Friday morning from a pleasure rip through th st. Connubial comment in the C Sentinel. She was ma Ind., to Waite to this onion was born thr children. din Evansvil John Jarrett, nd Texas, as noted by the Annona News. If it rains this evening the social | The course of social events in will be hell tomorrow evening. ALL was well on the telephone front on April 27, 1928. Sud- denly,out ofa spring sky, rain began to fall over central Pennsy vania. As night came on this turned into a furious storm of sleet, snow and wind. Inside of 48 hours, 3700 telephone poles were down. Seven thousand miles of wire tangled wreck- age. Thirty-nine exchan: Eleven thousand telephones s Repair crews were instantly mo- bilized and sent to the scene. From Philadelphia 47 crews came. Other parts of Pennsylvania sent 13. New Jersey, 6. New York, 4. Ohio, 6. Maryland and West Virginia, 12. In record time, 1000 men were string- | ing insulated wire and tempor: cables along the highways, on fences and on the ground. Within 72 hours the isolated | “Tue Tecernone Books Suddenly, out of a spring sky An Adsertisement of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company exchanges were connected and the 11,000 telephones back in service. Then, while the tem- porary construction carried on, neighboring Bell System warehouses poured out all needed equipment, new poles were set, new crossarms placed and new wire and cable run. In any crisis there are no state lines in the Bell System. In all emer- gencies of flood or storm as well as in the daily tasks of extending and maintaining the nation-wide net- work, is seen the wisdom of One Pol One System, Universal Service. Better and better telephone ser- vice at the lowest cost is the goal of the Bell System, Present improve. ments constantly going into effect are but the foundation for the greater service of the future. tHe Directory or tHe Nation” BITTERS Tones the Stomach Improves the Appetite Aids Digestion Sample of Bitters by mail 25 cts, Cc. W. ABBOTT & CO. Baltimore, Md. i —— UMOROULILLUTRATION Rufeut ParTEROV Now you can enjoy a really up-to-date training in this attractive field, full of sparkle and dash—a radical departure and pleasant relief from old fashioned courses and antiquated methods Pre- pare for a career in this delightful, well-paid profession. Write for free illustrated book, “The Last Word in Humorous Ilustration.” The Russell PattersonSchool Michigan Ave. at 20th St., Dept. 3 cl comicbooks.com