Judge — January 26, 1924 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This page from Judge magazine features two satirical alphabet entries by John Held Jr., a prominent 1920s cartoonist known for depicting Jazz Age culture. **"G is for Gin"** mocks Prohibition-era drinking culture, showing a flapper woman consuming gin despite the federal alcohol ban (1920-1933). The "holes in zinc" reference suggests she's drinking industrial-grade or dangerously adulterated gin—a real hazard of illegal speakeasies and bootleg operations. **"S is Slow-Motion, Nothing to Drink"** appears to mock older generation restraint or sobriety, contrasting conservative older figures with the younger generation's casual law-breaking regarding alcohol. The satire targets generational conflict during Prohibition: the "rising generation" openly flouted alcohol laws while their elders maintained propriety. Held Jr. uses humor to critique both youth rebellion and the ineffectiveness of Prohibition itself.