Judge — November 2, 1929 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** A violin instructor demonstrates proper posture to a female student. The humor is straightforward physical comedy—the instructor's exaggerated concern about chin placement contrasts with the student's casual, flirtatious demeanor. **Bottom Cartoon:** This depicts a street scene with a large mechanical device (numbered 133) labeled "D.S.C." (likely a street-cleaning apparatus). Two workers operate it while crowds watch from windows above. The caption references "waltzing" and "tangoing," suggesting the machine's awkward movements resemble dancing. **"What Price Silence?" Poem:** Written by Carroll Carroll, this reflects post-WWI anxiety about radio silence. The poem suggests that absence of news broadcasts and radio signals indicated disaster or distress—possibly referencing the era's growing dependence on wireless communication and radio as primary news sources. The "S.O.S." reference emphasizes emergency. The page satirizes modern life's noise and communication dependence, suggesting that silence itself has become ominous rather than peaceful.