Judge, 1929-05-11 · page 31 of 36
Judge — May 11, 1929 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains a mix of content: a contest solution, brief humorous jokes, and advertising. The **main cartoon** (bottom) satirizes domestic justice: a judge sentences a "heartless husband" to hard labor for forcing his wife to live in "Mosquitoville" and refusing to buy her Flit (an insecticide brand). The joke mocks how trivial domestic disputes might be treated with mock-seriousness by courts—the punchline treats a husband's stinginess about pest control as criminal negligence worthy of imprisonment. The **short jokes** above employ wordplay: a speeding college boy couldn't read speed-limit signs while driving 40 mph; a meek customer mistakes his tea for gasoline based on taste. The **Dentyne advertisement** occupies significant space, featuring a smiling man encouraging readers to chew the gum to maintain white teeth and attractive smiles—typical early 20th-century advertising that linked product use to social success and personal appeal. The **contest solution** announces winners of a mystery contest, though the cryptic details are difficult to parse without the original contest materials.
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AY 4) Ne Winning Solution of Mystery Contest No. 1. [os Menesny was dragged into the , when it was learned that he owned an apple orchard it Broadway and 42nd Street. Miss Worden, you doubtless re call, was smuggled into Yonkers wrapped in old French pastry. The connection between the cigar store Indian in’ Portsmouth and the tandem in Wichita was shown to be hypotheti The only other suspect was Luke Mencken, a mythical character who was ar- rested to make the case appear complicated. It was then that Sibley Sunderland made his first appearance. He made his famous march to the sold his rights to Nola to Vincent Lopez, and captured the Aquarium (which was then the Bronx Zoo). He se- cured a complete confession from Emma Worden, who admitted stabbing herself to death with a blunt instrument. \ married Clara Bow went back to the fire department. —Fnaxk Lyx Parke, Fordham University New York City. Tsk, Tsk! Judge—The signs all said: ‘Speed limit fifteen miles.” College Boy—But how could 1 read them when I was going forty? Bostos ‘Traxsemrr “What did you think of our juvenile lead to-nigh “Excellent! has not played so well for the last twenty years.” —Fauyx, Vienna Cum Laude “How many students are there at your college, Beth?” “Oh, about one in ten.” —Monvtreatr Stan The Meek One (who has or- dered tea)—What d'you call this or coffee? Proprietor—What does it taste The Meek One—Parafiin. Proprietor—Then it must be tea—the coffee tastes like gas- oline. | lik —Tue Tatren It keeps TEETH WHITE A world of friends — for the world can’t resist a x smile! And it’s th that make or mar your smile. Never let them grow dull or dis- colored. Chew Dentyne, the gum that keeps teeth ,white—makes smiles brighter. Everybody likes that unique flavor -..and Dentyne is the your , | highest quality chewing gum made today. | Chew ENTYNE | ..and smile/ Orricer—T! 29 is heartless husband compels his wife to live in Mosquitoville and refuses to buy her Flit. Jvpcr—Ten years’ hard labor. Das. 3 —Abpvt. comicbooks.com