Judge, 1924-10-25 · page 3 of 36
Judge — October 25, 1924 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes contemporary 1924 issues through the persona of "Judge" asking what citizens should know. The central cartoon depicts a woman (labeled Mrs. Finbey) introducing children to "the minister," with the caption "Writes bedtime stories, Mrs. Finbey, bedtime stories!" / "Guard help us, 'n me introducin' her to the minister." The humor appears to mock sensationalist or inappropriate children's literature masquerading as innocent bedtime stories. The side-column questions address topical concerns: Electoral College mechanics, the Ku Klux Klan's organizational activities, New Rochelle's municipal finances, and highway safety dividing walls—issues reflecting 1924 American anxieties about institutions, extremist groups, municipal governance, and modern dangers.
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‘“*LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS’? WANTS TO KNOW WHAT is going to be the Electoral WHY Anthony Drexel Biddle, Jr., College yell this year: We suggest, WHY the City of New Rochelle doesn’t head an expedition to recover doesn’t give Jupcr credit for the gold from Europe. origin of their safety. s fae Used to Blow Out the Gas, N WHY dividing walls are not built WHAT has happened to the Ku ‘They Step On It.” on all State roads to prevent “cutting Klux press agents. “Raw, raw, raw!" “Writes bedtime stories, Mrs. Finkey, bedtime stories!” “Gawd help us, ’n me introducin’ her to the minister.” comicbooks.com