Judge, 1929-08-24 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains a satirical editorial section titled "Judging the News" discussing early 1920s topics: disarmament programs, Navy recruitment, and industrial news about Standard Oil and the British Board of Trade. The main cartoon depicts figures in a tropical nighttime setting with large plants and a full moon. The caption reads: "Phone, Joe—nights like this bring out the John Gilbert in me." This references **John Gilbert**, a famous silent film actor known for romantic roles. The joke appears to satirize how moonlit tropical nights inspire romantic sentimentality in men—invoking Gilbert's screen persona as shorthand for exaggerated romantic behavior. The cartoon mocks this performative romanticism as absurd or affected. The overall page blends news commentary with humor typical of Judge's satirical approach to current events and popular culture.
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Jack Suurmewoatit, Editor Groace Jews Notas Jack Ciuert, Associate Editor Richago J. Watsit Contributing Ed: Prt. Rosa, Stoxey S. Lenz JUDGING THE NEWS Disarmament programs, peace pacts and cruiser building cur- tailments seem to indicate that war is gradually being done away with. Perhaps in another twenty years or so even movie ushers and doormen will returned to civilian clothes. have And while we are on the sub- ject, we have a new slogan to submit to our recruiting officers: Join the Navy and see the dis- mantling. According to the papers. the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey is going to sell frankfurters and rolls at all their filling stations. Which goes to show the lengths these places will go to in their efforts to be dogg It’s hardly cently news but we re- fellow who wanted to go as a passenger on one of the endurance planes but had to give it up tuse he could only get two weeks’ vacation. heard of a ah The British Board of Trade has now made public its investi gation of the sinking of the Ves- tris and, according to their re- port, it’s just another case of not knowing it was overloaded. We learn from the press that the Prince of Wales recently turned on the faucets which water the mash of a new and very special brew of beer. It sounds to us as though H. R. H. had stolen our formula. wv . Mane LO WAS i I 2 24, o a ; 2 Mareh 3, i tional gn Toa. B a TS ty hy Jods e gk NY and copyrighted 1929, 1 Jose ‘coney: Secretary, 18 East 48th protected under the pro-