Judge, 1924-09-06 · page 10 of 37
Judge — September 6, 1924 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Rotogravure Section Analysis This page from Judge magazine presents satirical pictorial commentary by Ralph Barton on 1920s American society and politics. **Key items:** - **"Silent Cal"**: A caricature mocking President Calvin Coolidge's famous taciturnity, satirizing his use of radio for campaign speeches despite his reputation for silence. - **Miss Carrie Ward-Robe**: A play on words ("wardrobe"), satirizing women's suffrage advocacy and voting rights debates of the era. - **Gloria Swanson sculpture**: Mocking the famous silent film actress's artistic pretensions; her sculpture titled "Liberty" appears crude, suggesting mockery of celebrity dilettantism. - **Prohibition-era humor**: The "4,000 miles of rubber tubing" replacing the "Rum Fleet" references bootlegging during Prohibition—satirizing illegal alcohol smuggling. - **Polo ponies safety device**: Appears to joke about aristocratic leisure activities. - **"Neptune House" telescope gimmick**: Satirizes invasive voyeurism at seaside hotels, poking fun at the wealthy's questionable behavior. Overall, the page employs visual wit to mock 1920s political figures, social pretensions, and contemporary scandals.
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a es eee _ - Judge's Rotogravure Section | THE NEWS OF THE GLOBE IN PICTURES—BY RALPH BARTON 4,000 MILES OF 20-INCH RIIN- MISS 'CATRIE, WARD: FORCED RUBBER TUBING i: 53 being laid from and to New Chairwotien of tho.-Leagie Jersey to replace the costly and an A dangerous Rum Fleet. jor ey at Cade from St. it her people in St. Louis. Td TRAINING POLO PONIES AT MEADOW- BROOK to accustom them to the new safety de i stalled there in Prince of care to play two during his visit. MISS GLORIA SWANSON, famous cinema queen, indulges her passion for Art between pic- tures. M Swan- son’s private photog- rapher has here caught her at work on one of her startingly original sculptures which she calls “Liberty.” 4 “SILENT CAL,” DEVICE TO LET ROOMS ON COURTS AT as the President’s close SEASIDE HOT { | iends love to call him, “The Neptune House” at Botch Beach has in- | . rousing campaign stalled telescopes in all windows giving onto other over the radio. windows in the famous hostelry. comicbooks.com