Judge, 1919-05-17 · page 12 of 32
Judge — May 17, 1919 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page contains brief local gossip items ("Egg View News Notes") about small-town characters and their quirky behaviors—Muley Cannon practicing his saxophone, a drummer's joke about locusts, etc. These are light humor pieces. More significantly, it includes **"Atavism: 1920,"** a political cartoon about Prohibition enforcement. Federal agents raid an apartment and arrest a man for operating an illegal printing press—specifically one printing copies of the Declaration of Independence in his closet. The satire is sharp: during Prohibition (1920-1933), the government was so focused on alcohol enforcement that they criminalized someone for merely possessing and reproducing the foundational American civic document. It's a critique of how overreaching Prohibition enforcement had become absurd and contrary to American values. The bottom section, "Local Pride," is a brief joke about a small town exaggerating its WWI military contributions. The photograph "Camera-Fodder" shows people outdoors, likely illustrating another item.
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