Judge, 1924-05-17 · page 11 of 36
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page satirizes Prohibition-era urban corruption and vice. "Hoak's Metropolitan Guide" mockingly presents a map for accessing illegal alcohol and gambling in a major city—speakeasies disguised as legitimate businesses (real estate offices, milleries, taxi services). The guide's format parodies official city tourism materials while its content exposes widespread lawbreaking. The "Business Changes" section records recent federal raids on speakeasies and gambling operations, suggesting futile enforcement efforts. The cartoon depicts a man listening to a radio while two figures discuss it in a bedroom—likely satirizing radio's novelty or distraction from serious matters. Other humor pieces mock vagrant con artists and Sunday school hypocrisy. The overall message: Prohibition created rampant underground criminal networks that were openly known and tolerated in American cities, making enforcement laughable.
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Hoak’s Merrropo.itan GuIpE For THE CONVENIENCE OF STRAN Visitinc a Large Crry (Corrected Bimonthly) Tnstructions 1. Locate city hall. 4. At 486 Dipp Go one block north — street. rap five times on Smith street. Take — on door of real estate stairway to basement office. Beer on inder printshop. draught here. Good Canadian ale 3. Second house off here. Oofus boulevard in 2. Take Cherry car Swedge stre right- to MeNitt street and hand side iter Fourth avenue. Large hallway id stand brick house on corner, — under register in floor Rap on door glass above. When key is with key or coin. Beer — Jet down on string un- on tap or in bottles. lock door to stairway . Find Ipswock Anything you want. Ho For hard liq- 6. Enter millinery wor see taxi drivers shop at G17 Oick Nos. 1 to 22. For street and say wor. beer and: light wines — Bestserviceinthe city. see drivers Nos. 199 or Divans — furnished 876. Other drivers at- reasonable rates peddle nothing but — by the hour for casu- home-cooked moon. alties among guests. Business Changes Barber shop at 546 Hilger avenue. Knocked off by federals. Pl at Ninth street, known as “Smara’s Old Home.” Padlocked. “Dressing for dinner.” Residence of Guiseppe Jones at 212 West Whauff street. Raided April 12. Lady (kindly 7 Tury Stine Faun Apartment 2-Z in “Wildemere Manor.” mamma's or papa’s boy Proprietor gone north on two months’ fishing Freddy—The judge hasn't de “You seem husky enough excursion. cided yet. I’m in litigation. the housewife coldly, when the bed . specimen of humanity presented itself at the door in quest of a meal. “You should be at work.” “Appearances are deceitful, madam,” replied the gentlemanly tramp, bowing gallantly. “Might [add that you seem beautiful and charming enough to be in the motion pictures, yet evidently you prefer the simple life.” After dining heartily, he left. Too Severn North—Here’s where a movie actor two years in jail West—Well, really, I don't think it is quite that much of an offense. Attendant—It’s wonderful, ain't it, \ Apropos th isten to radio—even ., . the'way they cap listen to radio: Sunday School Teacher—Now each Visitor — Yes, indeed, poor chap; \ pupil will quote a Bible verse as he drops what brought him here? in his pennies. “Radio.” Junior (after some desperate thinking) —A fool and his money are soon parted. comicbooks.com