Judge, 1929-09-28 · page 5 of 36
Judge — September 28, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (September 26, 1929) The page features editorial commentary titled "Judging the News" with contemporary references to Prohibition's repeal, Ford automobiles, and Commander Eckener (likely the German airship captain). The main cartoon by I. Klein, captioned "One mustard plaster, please," depicts a crowded pharmacy or drugstore scene. The visual joke appears satirize the era's over-reliance on patent medicines and home remedies—a common target of satire during the 1920s when such treatments were heavily marketed despite limited efficacy. The cartoon's chaos and crowded composition suggest criticism of public gullibility or the pharmacy industry's exploitation of consumer desperation for quick health fixes. The specific reference to "mustard plaster" (a traditional folk remedy) reinforces mockery of outdated medical practices.
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SEP 26 1999 Jack SuuTrLewortH, Editor Georce Jeaw NATHAN Ricnaro J. Watsit Contributing Editors Jack Ciuett, Associate Editor Sioxey S. Lesz JUDGING THE NEWS If prohibition is repealed, Ford is going to quit making cars. If it isn’t, Mack is going to make bigger trucks. Discovering one of the jurors insane durin, recent trial was unusual. Insanity on the part of jurors isn’t usually evident until after the verdict is rendered. god copyrighted 192" Secretary, 18 East 48ib, If a fellow is in such a hurry to go some place that he'll break his neck to get there, he ought to take a plane. One way for Commander Eck- ener to discourage smoking on the Graf would be for him to equip his zeppelin” with board cigar-lighters. those dash- E Vie tention is called to the fact that every article a ons of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U A news item informs us that a heart that had stopped beat was set going again by super sound aves. That’s not news: our neighbor's radio's been enough to wake the dead for years. Well, if they must talk about smaller navies, Switzerland is the ideal place for it.