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# Explaining This Page of Judge Magazine This page contains multiple satirical pieces reflecting 1920s America, primarily focused on **Prohibition** (the constitutional ban on alcohol, 1920-1933). **Top cartoon**: A clerk suggests a bone-handled corkscrew as a gift for an unlikeable man—satirizing how Prohibition made corkscrews suddenly "useful" since people still needed them for hidden alcohol stockpiles. **"Historic Typographical Error"**: Mocks Prohibitionists by claiming the Declaration of Independence originally said "pursue life, liberty and happiness" but was misprinted as "right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"—suggesting Prohibitionists are now literally "pursuing" happiness through enforcement. **"Jubilation" and other sections**: Celebrate finding hidden alcohol ("a quart of likker"), humorously treating Prohibition violations as victories. **"Safety First"**: A tourist asks about illegal stills; locals advise silence—reflecting widespread public tolerance of bootlegging despite legal prohibition. The overall message: Judge satirizes how deeply Prohibition had failed, with ordinary Americans openly flouting the law while authorities largely looked the other way.

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