Judge, 1929-04-13 · page 3 of 36
Judge — April 13, 1929 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# "Judging the News" - Judge Magazine Commentary This page contains satirical commentary on current events rather than a single cartoon. The main illustration depicts a disheveled couple in bed, captioned "Dinner Speaker—And that reminds me, Lord, of a couple of Irishmen." The commentary above references: - A charter granted to anti-tipping societies (social commentary on tipping culture) - "Bootleggers" worrying about keeping up with the "Joneses" (Prohibition-era humor) - The James Law (likely criminal legislation) - Jokes about Old Gold people and coffee/blindfolds (unclear reference, possibly advertising-related) - Calvin Coolidge's potential run for U.S. Senator - Mexico's political instability ("general uprising") The bed illustration appears to be a generic joke about dinner conversation rather than commentary on specific figures, typical of Judge's light humor filler content.
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