Judge, 1929-01-05 · page 3 of 36
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# "Judging the News" - January 5, 1929 This satirical page mocks current events through brief commentary and illustration. The main cartoon depicts a husband and wife in a bedroom, with the husband anxiously pacing while the wife lies in bed. His caption reads: "For heaven's sake, Marjorie, what are you doing? 'Just thinking up my defense—and I rather imagine it will be insomnia.'" The joke satirizes marital anxiety, likely referencing contemporary divorce or infidelity scandals. The accompanying text snippets mock various institutions: New York's subway inefficiency, the Post Office's mail failures, the Treasury's currency design, and free beer at English theaters. The overall tone suggests satirizing governmental incompetence and societal absurdities of the late 1920s.
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