Judge, 1929-04-06 · page 31 of 36
Judge — April 6, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format. **"High Hat"** (left column) is a comedic monologue from a young man, likely a college student, obsessing over social status—comparing himself unfavorably to a more accomplished peer named Joe Dougherty, worrying about impressing a "cigar girl," and fantasizing about wearing a letterman sweater or derby hat. The humor derives from his insecurity and shallow preoccupations. **"The Gourmet"** is a brief joke playing on a deaf man's misunderstanding at a restaurant—he repeats "the same as my friend, but with potatoes," creating absurdist humor. **The Wrigley's advertisement** dominates the right side, promoting Spearmint gum with claims it affects "nerves, teeth, mouth, throat and stomach." Below is a cartoon captioned "Old School Friend" showing two women at dinner; the joke suggests a married woman misses her freedom more than her husband. The page reflects 1920s social preoccupations: college life, dating anxieties, and consumer products marketed with exaggerated health claims.
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High Hat (Continued from page 22) year! .. I wonder if I let that cigar girl think I intended : her to the prom would she tha I wish I were like Joe out .«« Dougherty . . . there's a guy that wimmen clutter arou What's ot that T haven’ I'm as t tennis as he is at football baseball, basketball, and tr. 5 he's letter in school and he's alway's wi : won every sweater with a letter on it... I'm hot stuff on a dance floor... probally the bes’ stepper in school . why couldn’ [ win a letter for dancing . . . a big red N wouldn't look bad on a stiff shirt- front! ... Guess I'll go down to the hotel cigar stand and get a can of the old alfalfa... itll make sixteen cans I've bought offa that girl this we ~ Im not gon take the coupons any she probally thinks 1 I think I'll wear a derby nex’ year if 1 room alone - wonder who th’ell snitehed » derby first y . Smudge Smedley, probally... hard. to tell, though, whether a derby looks familiar! . ever forget ight I sat on Smudge’s derby . he didn't get sore, he laughed . . . so I guess it prob ally was my derby... I'll get more save ‘em! . . sin these remi- niscent eyes... . Not so many | proms since I sat on a dormitory window-sill and looked at a pa- rade of thought. By the way, that girl who was at the cig Inn is married to the fella who owns the Inn, She has a son, five, who hangs around the old cigar counter asking customers for their coupons. It's a small world when you look at it with a cocked cye. a The Gourmet A deaf man went to a restau- | rant with a friend. Waiter—What will you have to sir? Friend—Nothing. | Waiter—And you, sir? Deaf Man— friend, but with po -Facx, Vienna me as my gar counter in the College + Ww 'BE SURE | Rain or Shine... WRIGLEY’S has become a big factor in human happiness. Nerves, teeth, mouth, throat and stomach smile when you get a package of WRIGLEY’S. <—y a“ (oe Otv Scuoor Friexp—What do you miss most now you are married and settled down? x—My husband. ~WRIGLEY'S 1 Passina Siow 29 comicbooks.com