Judge, 1928-03-17 · page 3 of 36
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# "The Critic's Credo" — Judge Magazine, March 16, 1928 This page satirizes literary and social critics through a series of absurdist claims presented as established "facts." The humor targets pretentious intellectualism: critics claiming pre-Volstead "bartenders were philosophical," that stories by wealthy men are inherently worthless, that Jim Tully writes "juicily," and that bath-tub installations in Pittsburgh failed due to coal bins. The bottom cartoon depicts a "Proprietor of Speak-Easy" confronted by a sergeant and police captain in heavy rain, asking: "Who is it?" The caption references a "District Attorney's office," likely satirizing Prohibition-era corruption and police-politician relationships. The joke appears to be about the futility of trying to hide or deny illegal speakeasies when authorities openly visit them.
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