Judge, 1928-03-10 · page 13 of 36
Judge — March 10, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes the famous 1927 landing of aviator Charles Lindbergh ("Lindy") in Boston. The narrator claims to have accidentally dropped a book titled "Here's How!" during a flight, which landed in Boston Common in front of Mayor Nichols and Governor Fuller. The satire works on multiple levels: it mocks the civic hysteria surrounding Lindbergh's celebrity, suggesting Boston authorities would nearly burn what they assume is an "obscene book" without question. The joke centers on the book's title—"Here's How!" appears to be a cocktail recipe book (reinforced by references to "rye," "Angostura Bitters," and "good rye")—making the near-bonfire an absurd overreaction by moralistic officials during Prohibition era. The cartoons depict the chaotic scene with exaggerated characters and slapstick elements typical of Judge's humor, mocking both celebrity worship and zealous censorship of the period.
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