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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis (Feb 20, 1929) This page satirizes contemporary 1929 news events: **Top stories critiqued:** - Design controversy involving Frosted foods (details unclear) - Childs Restaurants financial troubles: profits dropped $257,000 in 1928; management reinstated William Childs as President despite ongoing business failures - Tax reduction proposals by Financial Secretary A.M. Samuel opposing cigarette lighter taxes - Turkey literacy campaign promoting English-language education **The cartoon** depicts characters engaged in wordplay or miscommunication—likely satirizing the "deaf and dumb Highlander" getting a "double R" (visual pun unclear without fuller context). This mocks either political incompetence or social absurdity related to the era's news. The satire reflects Judge's typical approach: lampooning failed business ventures, government inefficiency, and contemporary social initiatives through exaggeration and visual humor.
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©cie 19060 JUDGING THE NEWS The problem of designs for The owners of Childs Restau- A.M. Samuel, Financial Secre- France's new metallic currency is rants have had another battle, tary of the Treasury, has pro- causing discussion. The coins and reinstated Mr. William Childs — posed to reduce the tax on used to show a woman sowing as President. And the battle, — home-produced cigarette li seeds, on one side; and the pres- unless our cars deceive us, took ‘They're evidently going to 1 ent scheme is to portray an place in their kitchens, the tax light even if they ca American tourist sowing wild oats the lighters. on the other. We also learn that during the first. three-quarters of 1928 the A campaign is now under way Civilization is a wonderful profits of the Childs Restaurants in Turkey to force every one to thing: At last we are all deter- | decreased some $277,000. Last learn to read English. If this mined to have world peace even year, it seems, the pancake busi- ever reaches America tabloids arc if we have to fight for it. ness was a series of flops. going to be in a bad way. 29.) Eotered as Second-Class Matter, October 21, 1881, at tbe Post Oce al New York City, N. ¥., under act of Mazeb 3, % .¥. $5.00 8 year. 1Sea copy, Published Weekly by Jadge Publishing Co. Ine. 62: Aird Street, New York, N.Y. shied 1929, by It 1a the U, 4 ahd Great Britain: Pred L Rogan, Preadent: Talos P. Carapbell View Preadent: Vernal W Greamurers Joseph 7, Comey, tary, 627 West 43rd St, New York, N,V. Particular attention ta called t the fact that every article and picture appearing In JUDGE: \s protected under the provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U.8. comicbooks.com