Judge, 1929-09-21 · page 3 of 36
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# Judge Magazine, September 18, 1929 The main cartoon depicts a Boy Scout helping an elderly man down stairs, captioned "The Boy Scout does his good deed for the day." This appears to be straightforward, sentimental content rather than satire—celebrating Scout virtues through a wholesome scene. The "Judging the News" section contains brief commentary items, including humor about Governor Smith leading a chocolate company, a joke about 73,000 people jinxing automobiles, and a quip about bronze profile busts on Fifth Avenue being moved to apartments. The items are typical light satirical observations on contemporary news rather than pointed political commentary. This issue predates the stock market crash by just six weeks.
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SEP 18 1929 Jack SuurmewortH, Editor Grorce Jean Natuan Riciarp J. Watsit Contribiting Editors Siwxey S. Jack Cuuert, Associate Editor . Lenz JUDGING THE NEWS Former Governor Smith, we understand, will head a company to erect the highest skyseraper in the world. Three years hence, probably, a colored light from the top of it will indicate Hoover has heen reelected. At last that old question about the war has been settled. It ap- pears to have been won by the authors, Scientists now claim that, with a new stethoscope, they can hear the fruit fly inside a grapefruit. It has long been our contention that personal privacy is getting harder and harder to obtain. According to. statistics there 000 people in this country ged in junking automobiles. This, however, does not include those who drive with one hand. We're glad to report the dis- covery of the fact that those bronze traffic towers that used to be on Fifth Avenue have not been scrapped. They've been moved uptown and split up into four- room apartments. Then there is the flyer who had to c the 30th day to make on his plane, endurance ne down on ayment The Boy Scout does his good deed for the day. é ome “Volume 97, No. 2499, Seotember 21,1929, Entered os Secgnd-Clame Mater, October 21. 1881, at the Vet Office at New York City.N-Y.- under ect of March 3 jonal ~_ aa year. ISeya copy, Publlabed Weekly by Judge Py 8 Exot asin Streets New Vork, No Vs od copyrighted 1929." vy "5 end Great Britain? Pred LK preandent: Sidory & Lena, Vice Prendent: Vernal wert Joseph F, Cooney. Steretary, WB Bact abin Bes New Vorke NeW" Particular atestion ts tiled to the tact thet every ariicle and picture appearing ia JU Protected under the pre visions of Section J of the Copyright Law of the U: 1