Judge, 1929-04-13 · page 6 of 36
Judge — April 13, 1929 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top cartoon**: Shows two figures in an alley confrontation with the caption "Gee! Dis is a cinch!" The dialogue below—between "Mrs. O'Brien" and "Mrs. Finnegan"—discusses a man's death circumstances. Mrs. O'Brien notes her old man died "under a train," while Mrs. Finnegan clarifies hers was not a train accident. This appears to be dark humor about working-class Irish immigrant deaths, likely referencing industrial accidents or tragic circumstances common in early 20th-century urban America. **Lower cartoon and poem**: "A Profiteer" criticizes wartime profiteering—a merchant who overcharges and provides short weight to customers. The accompanying verse by Robert Chastaine satirizes this figure's exploitation of consumers, particularly regarding coal delivery and ice sales across seasons. The page combines visual and written satire targeting class issues and wartime economic abuse.
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Spring must be here... on the pipes. JUDGE “Gee! Dis is a cinch!” Mrs. O'Brien — Was your old man in comfortable circumstances when he died? Mrs. Finnegan—No, ‘e was un- der a train. I don’t hear any more knocking A Profiteer In winter I cuss to myself at the muss That the coal driver makes in the cellar; But with careful restraint 1 with hold my complaint, For the cook claims this guy as her feller. He gives me short-weight; [ac cept it as fate, And sign for a load quite vol- uminous ; While I inwardly sing as I con template Spring Will obviate calls for bituminous. But summer's relief is soon turned into grief: This man I despised when ‘twas zero Is now peddling ice at a dollar a slice, And he’s still the cook's idolized hero. —Ronerr Ciastainr: The mother who used to put a candle in the window to guide her wandering son now turns on the floodlights at the landing field. comicbooks.com