Judge, 1929-05-11 · page 20 of 36
Judge — May 11, 1929 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon depicts a "Heavy Gambler" at what appears to be a courthouse (marked "Judge's Offices"), placing a bet on "10 to 1 odds"—suggesting he's wagering on a legal outcome. The satire critiques gambling culture and the desperation of those betting on uncertain results, even in serious legal matters. "Judge's Travelogues: The Mountains" is a humorous poem mocking vacation marketing. It sarcastically describes mountain vacations as afflicted by allergies (goldenrod causing sneezes), insects (poison ivy, snakes), leaky accommodations, and monotonous meals—the opposite of advertised "awe-inspiring scenery." The satire targets false tourist advertising and the gap between promotional promises and disappointing reality. The bottom cartoon, captioned "The gal who put too many reducing tablets in the bathtub," shows a woman who has apparently dissolved or shrunk from using too many diet/weight-loss tablets in bathwater—a dark joke about dangerous fad weight-loss products. It satirizes the era's unregulated, potentially toxic diet aids and women's desperation to lose weight.
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TDGE Hravy Gannnen—l'm laying my change on that 10 to 1 shot—all or nothin'—'at’s me, Judge’s Travelogues The Mountains The mountains offer greenery And awe-inspiring scenery As well as weevil-bitten leaves And rooms bedrenched by leaking aves, The goldenrod (kerchoo!) be witehing, The playful poison ivy's itching, The garter snakes, the frisky f That ak all night from forest bogs Are mountain assets omnipresent To make your short vacation nt. The menu reads “Roast Lamb, Roast Beef” Six nights a week! Oh, what relief To leave yque attic catacomb And soundly sleep again at home! —Artuer L, Lirpaann As far as we are able to ascer- tain, no one ever set the world on fire with an automatic lighter “The gal who put too many reducing tablets in the bathtub.” comicbooks.com