Judge, 1926-01-09 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 9, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of "Judge" Page — "The Haunted Car" This page from Judge magazine (dated January 9, 1925) features a satirical cartoon titled "The Haunted Car." The illustration depicts a man in a car surrounded by ghostly or supernatural figures emerging from the vehicle itself, suggesting the car is "haunted." The likely satire concerns automobile safety or mechanical defects of the era—the "ghosts" probably represent dangers, accidents, or victims associated with early automobiles, which had serious safety problems. The headings above list mundane mysteries and petty grievances ("How they put holes in Swiss cheese," "Calvin Coolidge"), followed by "Perfect Crimes" relating to modern annoyances, suggesting the cartoon critiques how people treat automobile dangers as accepted everyday occurrences rather than serious hazards.
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