Judge, 1929-05-18 · page 32 of 36
Judge — May 18, 1929 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This is a humorous satirical piece about the Mexican Revolution, likely from the 1910s-1920s based on references to Generals Urbalejo, Escobar, and Secretary of War Calles. The joke: Judge magazine itself has become so powerful a weapon that Federal forces are using it to defeat rebels—literally making them laugh into submission rather than fighting them militarily. The satire mocks both Mexican political instability and American cultural superiority. By suggesting that American humor is more devastating than actual military force, Judge ridicules the rebellion as absurd while positioning the magazine as civilization's superior tool. The recruitment call at bottom ("Enlist Now!") extends the joke: readers should join the "war" against daily gloom using Judge's humor as their weapon. It's essentially propaganda wrapped in absurdist comedy—turning real military conflict into a punchline while promoting the magazine's importance to American readers.
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2,000 REBELS SLAIN WITH MIRTH AT JIMENEZ; SURVIVORS ROCK WITH LAUGHTER 500 Die Laughing as Mexican Cavalry Breaks Backbone of Revolution JUDGE ON HEELS OF RE- TREATING CRAPE-HANGERS Loyalists Forsee New Birth of Freedom; Both Armies Lay Down Arms as General Cardenas Distrib- utes Copies of Judge to Eager Thousands MEXICO CITY. } 18.—More than 2.000” Rebel slain with mirth, ¢ sand 5,000 grumpy Z ere pacified in harmless battle Reforma, tw s north of Jim . yesterday, wh deral Cavalry swooped down on them with page after page of humor | Cheeks Wet With Tears These nnounced officially tonight by Secretary of War Calles, The Federal leader sts that the instant the Rebel Army opened the ma tears started coursing down the of private eneral alike. e had been reached, capture Insurgents Rolling On Ground Military authorities here explained that this was the first time in th i} y of exico that humor had used on the battlefield. prals Urbalejo and Escobar were so hard they couldn't lead Battle Lines of Worry Wiped Out. The Federals hurled quip after quip at the hysterical Rebels, and, holding their sides, the chuckling rolled into submission. Tr leader then sent a ¢ atulatory m to the offices of Judge, where laughing gas is ing manufacture glum rebels and hard-b cith not only in Mexico but in corner of th me. Enlist Now! Take a tip from the recent situation in Mexico, Enlist at once in the war a sulkiness and frowns. ign the dotted firing line of inimitable lau ter which is rocking the found, of the country with gi Judge Publishing Co., Inc., 18 E. 48th Street, New York, N. Y. D ruiting Officer: Th he bugle call to arms, I'm no slacker. I want to fight my daily battles with a smile Name Address City R. Levis, W19 T, Horizontal J in the middle ages. he's Like thi eral. won't make the boy behave. estrian can erase the street in . This kind of a pupil is teacher's pet. The Senate's Trite. Blame the This comes arceund after the milkman, You got your diploma breause you were skilful to these. Bata This man makes a good judge, (abbe.5 ). Springs bere. |. Spreads, n the tub, Ug Teague baseball comicbooks.com