Judge, 1928-08-18 · page 16 of 36
Judge — August 18, 1928 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This cartoon satirizes an exclusive club called "The Old Gold Club," whose proposed members are listed as prominent 1920s figures: Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, one-eyed comedian Ben Turpin, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, Al Smith, and others. The satire appears to mock these public figures by grouping them together in a luxurious club setting. The joke likely plays on their shared notoriety or absurdity—mixing serious politicians (Coolidge, Hoover, Smith) with entertainers and controversial figures like McPherson (known for flamboyant revivals). The "one-eyed" descriptor for both Connolly and Turpin may reference shared characteristics or defects being club requirements. The ornate neoclassical architecture suggests pretentiousness, implying these figures don't belong in such refined company—a common Judge magazine approach to deflating public egos through humor.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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