Judge, 1929-11-09 · page 5 of 36
Judge — November 9, 1929 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This 1929 cartoon satirizes economic anxiety following the recent stock market crash. The column "Judging the News" references Wall Street's "bear killing," small investors' losses in "The Stock Market," and Scottish investors being hit hard by the slump. The main cartoon depicts two men: one appears to be Uncle Sam (identifiable by his hat), speaking to another figure on a park bench. Uncle Sam expresses desire to "chuck it all—home position—everything—and shore off for South America or somewhere," suggesting even American leadership feels despair about the economic crisis. The satire mocks how severe the financial panic was—even symbols of American stability contemplate abandoning the country entirely.
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Ocs 47656 NOV HRD | OUD p/ © Jack Suerrteworri, Editor Grorce Jes Namuan Ricuiagp J. Watsit Contributing Editors Jack Ctuett, Associate Editor Stoney S. Lesz JUDGING THE NEWS After the recent bear killing in Wall Street we understand the sinall investors have put ina petition to re-name it “The Sock Market.” And speaking of the slump, it's made a lot of Scotchmen very ill. Just from thinking about how much they would have lost if they'd had any stocks, “Yeh! As we to. press, former President Calles is convalescing in France. Incidentally, he isn’t the only president: who has left Mexico for his health, Mrs. Hoover recently told re- porters in Philadelphia that she just loved a good ball game. For her own sake we hope the First Lady never moves to Boston. Sing prisoners, we learn, receive three hundred newspapers every day. Well, we still ean re- member the time when prisons were supposed to be institutions for reform. And while we are on the sub- ject, any gangster who is looking for a good racket can have our radio. An’ then at other times I feel as tho’ I’d like to chuck it all—home— position—everything—and shove off for South America or somewhere.” ac} onal entry at Jamaica, ted 1929. it a copytl by seretary, 18 East 48th St, New Vork, Ne Ve Pi 0. 2506,.'November 9, 1929. Entered as Sei NOV. § va S S00 a year. it to the U.S. dnd Great Britain; Fred 1 ‘articular attention is call visions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U.S. 8 ‘of March 3, York, N.Y ph T. Cooney, wader the pro-