Judge, 1928-03-17 · page 4 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes 1920s American social life during Prohibition (1920-1933). **"First Married Man"** cartoon mocks infidelity: a husband nervously excuses his wife's elopement with the chauffeur, claiming he always intended to hire one anyway—dark comedy about marital breakdown. **"Bar Examinations"** presents a mock test for speakeasy (illegal bar) membership, with questions about passwords and secret signals ("three cheers for red wine and brew"). This humorously exposes how Prohibition drove drinking underground into coded, membership-based establishments. **"Casey on the Bat"** references the famous baseball poem, suggesting Prohibition's impact on American pastimes. The overall theme criticizes Prohibition's unintended consequences: family dissolution, organized crime infrastructure (speakeasies), and cultural corruption—common Judge critiques of the era's "noble experiment."
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JUDGE Bar Examinations Knock! Knock! Knock! : What do you want? What have you got? in your party? radio an- Who recommended you? Potash. Which Potash? Potash of Potassium, You think you're funny, don’t you? A: There, there. Modesty for: | | sot a membership card? \a Is your name Merkle? In the flesh sive the counter- A: Three cheers for the red wine and brew! (P. S. He was admitted to | the bar.) | —Artuce L. Lireaans Tight—I hear Jack had a streak of good luck at last. First Manrntieo Man—My wife has just eloped with the Tighter—Yeah, he's on Speak- f chauffeur. easy Street now, “Tek! Teck! I've always intended to hire a chauffeur, and yet I never seem to get around to it,” The Way It Goes (A Variation) There she is, my old There he is, my old pal; And here am I—with somebody Rk. C. O. Hector—What are you going to do this afternoon? Molly—Oh, bring over some gin and we'll have a tea party. Another trouble with Prohibi- tion is that only one-half of 1 per cent. of the population prac- tice it. Casey on the Bat | Night sends its sable livery to First Viettm—Lordy, lordy, but I feel awful, Eddie. Where | Blind the eyes of doubt the dickens is this thing taking us? | With ebon shrouds of blackness— Seconn Vievim—Just hang on tight, Williams. He always | Mighty Casey has passed out! goes back to the speak-easy, I've taken these canters before. comicbooks.com