Judge, 1926-07-03 · page 7 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes Prohibition enforcement efforts in 1930. The top cartoon by Cyril B. Egan depicts the "Whole History of Polar Prohibition"—a timeline mocking failed attempts to stop alcohol sales at the North Pole. The government deployed agents to prevent "frosty" (frozen) sales, but the satire questions the logic: if alcohol is liquid at room temperature, can freezing it classify it differently? The cartoon ridicules the absurdity of Prohibition enforcement. The bottom illustration accompanies a story titled "Good Night!" about an Arctic explorer—"the Belltime Story Man"—whose strength failed after months telling tall tales at a polar radio station. Both pieces mock Prohibition's impracticality and the strain of Arctic exploration, using humor to critique government policy during the Prohibition era (1920-1933).
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JUDGE Whole History of Polar Prohibition ULY 1,1930—Americatakes over North Pole. One thousand dry agents on way to stop the sale of , the maddening, gladdening skimo hootch. July 4, 1930—Campaign launched Posters tacked on every glacier: weer |venasor | Feet aes “5 oP thre AT IKE =a Laer Dry up, Eskimo—or die? Posters Hoe “eh sore riewes aT aug! py a ie ‘STEA) ye EsQuwo Pit viewed with loud laughter by polar y eared, | (rabueat SiN] SUR Ce But why? ask the agents. y Incest | 9 THe No Cove CHARSE , 1930—Secret out. = ‘eo des De yrrer CWS at the Pol Ts a oolid x Hild? Beene Can that which is always sold below GEE _ CWS res » fre 7 i 2 “das g J i Boe Sent the freezing point be classed as z et commonarion beverage? Supreme Court rules No! July 6, 1930—All Pole goes wild, flaunting defiance in face of Fed- eral forces. Everywhere Eskimo j hops do a rushing business. of frozen hootch worn by aidens—gin, ‘earrings and brandied lavallieres by men. One Eskimo bites another's ear off at the cocktail hour. Eskimo maiden returns engagement ring to lover who melts it and drowns his sorrows. | (j i Agents powerless to act, even against |” es <= the sale of créme de menthe lollipops to the Clicquot kiddies. Cyril B. Egan It won't be long now— Good Night! Hs eyes were glassy and sunken. long beard grew on the cheeks that recently had been smooth and soft. His shoulders stooped and he supported himself ona cane. Yet he kept grimly on, never forgetting his task, never shirking his duty, as these words escaped from his lips in hoarse, wheezy whispers: “And so Uncle Walrus came up to Uncle Seal and together they went to call on Mister Polar Bear. And all the little Eskimoses came running up wriggling their Eskitoses and . . they -soon...” His voice suddenly ceased and he fell to the floor. He was the Bedtime Story Man for the Greater North Pole Broad- casting Station. For five months and three days he had been telling his tales in the dusk of the Arctic night. Just twenty-seven days more and daylight would have come, but Picturing a North Pole that would really be worth the exertions of the the strain had been too great. intrepid explorers. Hugh Wood comicbooks.com