Judge, 1929-05-18 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 18, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judging the News - May 19, 1929 This page satirizes contemporary news stories. The main cartoon depicts a stranded motorist saying "Aye, shut up!" to a companion—likely mocking the proliferation of automobile breakdowns despite manufacturers' grand promises of reliability. The text discusses Trader Horn's return from New Zealand with stories of finding a Paleolithic caveman, sarcastically noting this discovery would have saved manufacturers advertising costs. It also mocks Mr. Coolidge's famous brevity ("he knew how valuable they'd be in print"), and criticizes New York's Dr. William O'Shea for eliminating homework in elementary schools, joking that pupils now depend on their fathers for "incorrect answers" instead. The humor relies on contemporary absurdities and public figures recognizable to 1929 readers.
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Jack Suurrieworrn, Ed. Georce Jean NATHAN Jack Ciuert, Associate Editor Ricitvko J. Warsit Contributing Editors Stoney S. Lexz JUDGING THE NEWS Trader Horn has returned from land with a story of find skull of a ileolithic caveman who had been killed with a jade hatchet. The Trader, we fe reading too many tabloids. ing the Another thing Mr. Horn en- countered in his travely was a ht in the Bad Lands, where great hordes drink. A real humanitarian would have directed them to America. Motor-car manufacturers are rapidly immortalizing our presi dents. We had the Cleveland; we have the Lincoln, and now Roosevelt. Why not another car—The Coolidge, America’s Silent Six? comes the And speaking of presidents, we have just discovered why Mr. Coolidge never wasted any words. He knew how valuable they'd be in print. appearing in JUD the U.S. 3 According to an ar! sin the New York Telegram,many United *s birds bathe regularly in old) water all) winter long. and spend all the rest of their time talking about it. Dr. William O'Shea, superin- tendent of schools in New York y, has ordered all home work ated for the first elemen- grades. Too n t seems, were depending on their fathers for incorrect an swers. New Vork City, N nes 18 Rest ‘dst comicbooks.com