Judge, 1920-03-20 · page 21 of 36
Judge — March 20, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* satirizes Prohibition-era America through several brief comic anecdotes: **"Water on Two Sides"** jokes about the "bone-dry law" (Prohibition enforcement). Characters discuss placing a floating saloon on a river to evade dry-land restrictions—mocking the absurdity of enforcement gaps. **"They're All Non-refillable Now"** lampoons non-refillable bottles as a Prohibition workaround. The host claims his bottle can't be refilled, then bets no one can refill it with liquor—satirizing attempts to circumvent alcohol bans. **"Quandary"** references homemade "crème de jazz" (likely bootleg alcohol made with cornmeal and sugar), highlighting how ordinary citizens illegally produced spirits during Prohibition. The medical anecdotes ("Doctors" section) employ racial stereotypes common to the era, depicting Black patients in condescending dialect. The French caption appears to mock women's social restrictions regarding dancing the "fox trot," contrasting European attitudes with American prudishness. Overall, the page satirizes Prohibition's unpopular enforcement and the public's creative resistance to it.
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