Judge, 1928-09-01 · page 3 of 36
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# "Judging the News" - September 1, 1928 The top cartoon shows two figures apparently debating or gesturing at scattered papers/debris, illustrating the section's theme of satirizing current events. The text column criticizes various news stories: Henry Ford's business predictions, a Red Institute study about cigarettes and blindfolds, Herbert Strauss's golf club anecdote, and commentary on America's defense program and the Kellogg-Briand treaty. The lower cartoon, captioned "Gentleman of the Old School—Shall we join the ladies?" depicts what appears to be social commentary on changing manners or generational differences, showing figures in a domestic scene. Overall, the page mocks contemporary news and social pretensions through satirical commentary and illustration, typical of Judge magazine's blend of political and social satire from the 1920s.
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JUDGING THE NEWS America’s defense program, we learn, will go forward regardless of Mr, Kellogg's mutilateral treaty outlawing war. In other words roing to bury the hatchet, but we're going to sharpen it first. Televox, the — Westinghouse hanical servant is now able to talk over the telephone to the extent of saying “It is cold.” The difficulty of course lies in as certaining whether he’s talking about the weather, the furnace or your supper. F james a < Tren 6a Gy } We learn from the press that Henry Ford expects to accom- plish more in the next five years than he has in the past twenty. It looks as though good times are ahead for professional humorists. Experiments conducted at the Reed Institute show that when blindfolded the average cigs smoker can only re urette ce his favorite brand once in nine times. Apparently a lot of prominent Americans have been blind man’s bluff. playing The Department of Agricul ture estimates that this year’s grape and raisin erop will exceed two million, eight hundred and forty-five thousand tons, What do we care who's elected president ! Herbert N. Strauss, Republi- can treasurer for New York St as written 3,600 olf clubs re them to close on election The issue of course, will be ned in terms of the 19th hole versus the Water Hazard. Jack Suerreewortit os oh 7 w be fact that every article and picture appearing 19 JUDGE. ls protected under the provisions of Section 3 of tbe peman Anthony. \ Law of the U w York City, N. Y., under ac 627 West dard Street, New y, Neeretary: 62; rd Si opyris! comicbooks.com 1 bi