Judge, 1927-10-15 · page 35 of 68
Judge — October 15, 1927 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical commentary on contemporary news items, arranged in short quips with illustrations. The top cartoon depicts a boxing match with the caption "Oh, boy! Some knockout!" — likely illustrating one of the news items about athletics or competition mentioned in the text. The text snippets mock various 1920s topics: - **NYU football team**: Satire on excessive concern with appearance over substance in college sports - **Auburn halfback**: Dark humor about a player with double vision being fit only for reading gas meters — poking fun at both his disability and the low-status work available - **Justice and blindness**: References a judge's complaint that Justice is "blinder today than ever" — likely commentary on Prohibition enforcement or legal system failures during the dry era - **Fishing licenses**: Satirizes how many Americans are fleeing to Canada, presumably to escape Prohibition restrictions on alcohol - **College costs**: Mock the high expense of education at places like Princeton relative to actual career returns The overall tone is cynical about contemporary American life, institutions, and the ongoing effects of Prohibition.
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Ol 8755768 JUDGING THE NEWS New York University is said to have the best dressed football team in the United States. It looks as though N. Y. U. was pre- paring for a game with Harvard. According to a news item com- munity singing is gaining popu- larity throughout the country. This is the when urbanites swell the chorus of “Ole King Coal is a very d and a very dear soul is he.” season sub- soul An all-southern halfback from Auburn has given up active par- ticipation in athletics because of an affliction of double vision. No doubt he'll be snatched up by some gas company and put to reading meters. A retired circuit court judge says that Justice is blinder today than ever before. alcohol with it! Government may have a lot to do “Oh, boy! Some knockout!” Dean Christian Gauss of Prince- ton says a college education costs from eight to ten thousand dol- lars. That's a lot of money to in- vest and only get a quarter back. An article in one of our sports magazines points out that more fishing licenses were issued this than ever before. Well, think of the thousands of sports- men year who are going to Canada every day after Bass. RB.PUULER GE, Volume 93, No. 2399, October 22, 1927 d N Brit Parti n. 1 to the fact that every ai ‘of Section 3 of the Copyright Law ol the 1 2627 We comicbooks.com ¢ provisions