Judge, 1925-11-07 · page 24 of 36
Judge — November 7, 1925 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains political satire attacking Prohibition (the 1920s ban on alcohol). The cartoon shows a beggar asking a woman for money, then requesting she let him pose as her husband so police won't arrest him for panhandling—a commentary on how Prohibition enforcement created petty crime and social dysfunction. The main satire is "The Ten Commandments According to the Gospel of Prohibition," a mock-religious text mocking the movement's zealotry. It ridicules Prohibition advocates as hypocritical reformers who profit from enforcement, suggests supporters blindly obey without questioning constitutionality, and condemns the movement's censorious control over speech and thought. The "Eighteenth Pollution" reference mocks the 18th Amendment (Prohibition itself). The page also features advertisements for diamond jewelry—typical Judge content—showing this was a commercial magazine mixing editorial satire with advertising revenue.
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| WATCHES JEWELRY | § s i MONTHS TO PAY BY No. 251—Price $62.00 © nee ari Tike one b dia tance. The ring she $195 A CARAT Decide what size diamond you want and figure price his rate. Pay small de- posit, balance in 12 equal monthly payments. Retail value over $300 per carat. NO RED TAPE All credit dealings confi- dential. You get quick de- livery, the best of service, FREE TRIAL If you return your pur- chase within 10 days we will return your deposit. You take no risk, LOWEST PRICES EASIEST TERMS ‘Try as hard as you please, you can not buyelsewhere and get as good value for your money, The terms are so easy that you will never miss the money, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE You get our gold bond written guarantee that your money will be re+ turned if not satisfied. 8% EXCHANGE We will give 8% more for a diamond than you paid for it, when exchanged for a larger diamond. SEND NO MONEY Just mail coupon and we ‘willsend ring toyourbank or ress office for in- 5 . See what you are getting before paying. WRITE FOR BIG FREE CATALOG Every who | It brings our jewelry store Answers this advertise | into your home. A large asa. tock for you to select in addition to ring. | from. Mail the coupon. BUY DIRECT FROM DIAMOND IMPORTERS. importers—$ 1,01 1640 BROADWAY, Dest. 2072-P, NEW YORK SEND NOMONEY ERLING DIAMOND & WATCH CO..Inc. Broadway Dept. 2072eP, New York Please send No.....,.-- to me on free trial. I agree it to your terms, (Deposit can, sent with order if you prefer) Please send your big new free catalog to me, show ing diamonds, watches and jewelry at special io ‘prices, on easy-t-pay terms,, ARM ENG “But I just gave you a dime, what more do you want?” “It’s th’ cop, lady; he'll pinch me f’r panhandlin’. arm a minute so he'll think I’m y’r husband.” The Ten Commandments According to the Gospel of Prohibition nou shalt not think, thou shalt not speak (unless you get per- mission), Of any thing, no matter what, ex- cepting Prohibition. Thou shalt not ever try to make your life less melancholic By making brew with one per cent. of contents alcoholic. Thou shalt not take one sip of gin to ease your chills and fevers; For guilty he who uses such medicinal deceivers. Remember, at the Big Dry Names, to always fall down prostrate; And at their fect libations pour of pop and lemon phosphate. And honor well the Anti-Sal-Oon League and its connections; And don’t forget to do your bit when they demand collections. ISTCLASS AEE BO CLASS Just take my —Le Petit Bleu Thou shalt not murmur ’gainst the Cause, nor mock, nor scoff, nor scout it; For all the blue reformer guys would starve to death without it. Thou shalt not vote for any man without a dry indorsement; None but the drys deserve the graft that comes from dry en- forcement. Thou shalt not laugh, nor smile, nor grin; take care what you hand chaff at. Some tender-souled reformer might think he’s the joke you laugh at. Thou shalt not kick if all the drys ignore the Constitution; All rights, all laws, must go before the great Eighteenth Pollution. Thou shalt not say or do or think a thing to bring discredit On organized hypocrisy. thy lords, have said it! Geo. R. Davies For we, comicbooks.com