Judge, 1920-03-06 · page 16 of 36
Judge — March 6, 1920 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This "Judgelets" column contains brief satirical comments on contemporary issues, circa 1920s. Key targets include: **Prohibition**: Mocking the Anti-Saloon League's push to censor even Mother Goose nursery rhymes for alcohol references, and attacking Russia's vodka ban as economically misguided. **Presidential Politics**: Skepticism toward Herbert Hoover's candidacy and politicians' vague positions on "Pork" (likely political patronage). **Post-WWI Economics**: Criticism of profiteering (sugar prices doubled, "200 per cent Americans"), inflation, and wool shortages affecting clothing. **Fashion Absurdities**: Deriding women's increasingly revealing bathing suits and shorter skirts as violations of modesty standards. **Random Observations**: Humorous asides on everything from Eskimo fashion to prehistoric fossils being examined for meat value rather than scientific merit. The cartoon at bottom by Ross Wetmore depicts "Love Makes the World Go Round"—a couple on a giant globe, likely satirizing romantic naiveté amid economic chaos.
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