Judge, 1927-07-23 · page 3 of 36
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# "Judge" Magazine - July 27, 1927 This page satirizes contemporary news stories through brief commentary and a cartoon. The "Judging the News" section mocks: 1. **An Indian runner's odd cross-country journey** - absurdist humor about a 42-year-old from Milwaukee reaching Chicago 2. **A truck company's aggressive driving** - suggesting they hunt pedestrians for business 3. **Native American naming disputes** - the Sioux seeking a suitable presidential name, humorously dismissed 4. **William Randolph Hearst's language ambitions** - mocking his belief that English could be simplified The main cartoon depicts a lavish party scene with elegantly dressed figures at what appears to be a nightclub or formal gathering. The caption jokes about "the simplest method of entertaining his daughter's friends"—satirizing excessive wealth and extravagant entertainment during the Jazz Age.
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©clB 747941 A forty-two-year-old Indian has run from Milwaukee to Chicago in 19 hours and 17 minutes. If he had been running in the opposite direction we could understand it. The 45th session of the of the I Gene Council of Nations, at brought to an abrupt when Foreign Minister Briand broke out in a rash caused by a dish of strawberries. Such eruptions are usually caused by diplomatic raspberries. ague close JUDGING THE NEWS A drive yourself truck com pany has been started in the city of Chicago. They should do a with secking pedestrians. big business vengeance The Sioux Indians of South Dakota plan to make President Coolidge a member of their tribe and are secking a suitable name for him. Suggestions from the flood not be considered. coming 1, however, will Mr. William Randolph Hearst is said to believe that the entire world should adopt the English He might try it out in one or two of his newspapers. language. some time According to a representative of the Clean Language I Amcrica, the object of t ganization is to take profanity out of the American home. A good way to go about it would be to first take out the flivvers. radios and North Michigan Ave., Chicago West era Manager, Reginald L. Ca: comicbooks.com