Judge, 1929-03-09 · page 5 of 36
Judge — March 9, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine, March 5, 1929 This page's main cartoon satirizes a social contradiction of the era. A doctor orders a patient to quit smoking, which the patient dismisses as overly restrictive ("light a Murad"—referencing a cigarette brand). The humor plays on the disconnect between medical advice and public behavior, particularly the popularity of cigarettes despite growing health concerns. The three text sections above comment on 1920s news: Chicago's detective work, Congress's bird sanctuary bill, and a Christian's moral dilemma about attending prize fights. The overall tone mocks inconsistency—people ignoring experts or wrestling with conflicting values. This reflects the Jazz Age's tension between modernization, commercialism, and traditional morality, with Judge's satirists treating these contradictions as comedy.
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\ Vat MAR —5 1929 c18 18706 JUDGING THE NEWS bandits who used police uniforms in their opera- tions, and who have been the ob- ject of a city-wide search, will probably be found asleep on sore street corner. And the beauty of being a de- tective in Chicago is, that if you do catch a gangster you're bound to get credit for solving half a dozen murders, It’s purely a personal opinion, of course, but what this country needs more than new cruisers, is old-fashioned schooners. Now that Congress has passed a bill creating an eight million dollar system of bird. sanctuaries throughout the United States, we wonder what the yearly appro- priation will be to enforce the darn thing, It seems to this department that both John Bull and Uncle Sam are walking around with a ship on their shoulders. “Can a Christian attend a prize fight with a clear conscienc asks an inquirer in Dr. Cadm: Daily Counsel. Our answer would be, “yes! Especially in a ring- side Seat’... What you don't see won't hurt you.” UDGE, Votu: ‘olune 06, No. 2471, \ 9. Additional entry at Jamaics copyrighted 1929, by It in the of Section 3 of the Copyright by Jodge Publishing Co, pbell, Vice-President: Vernal W. Bates, Treasurer: ¥ articlé and picture appearing In JUDGE Is protected ‘the U. 3. J at New York City, N.Y. Toc., 627 West 43rd Str inder act of March 3, w York, N.Y. comicbooks.com