Judge, 1930-03-15 · page 8 of 36
Judge — March 15, 1930 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Political Cartoon Analysis This page from *Judge* contains two satirical pieces about American patriotism and commerce during what appears to be a period of flag-related controversy. **Top cartoon ("Ah! The first robin!")**: Depicts a man holding a large flag with apparent satisfaction. The article references a "Safeguard America's Flag" campaign and mentions Congressional debate over flag regulations. The cartoon appears to mock excessive patriotic displays or commercialization of flag sentiment. **Bottom cartoon ("Some headache powders, please")**: Shows a car crash outside a drugstore. The satire likely comments on the chaos or unintended consequences of patriotic fervor—the "headache" being figurative (social disruption) made literal through the accident's comedic aftermath. Both pieces seem critical of how flag-related activism disrupts ordinary life.
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Flug, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere By S. J. Perelman r week's call to a ifeguard America’: Flug!” touched a responsive chord in the many true flug-lovers that it has kept two secretaries busy sleeping day and night an- swering the letters which have poured in. From all walks of life comes the hearty endorsement, “I am with you on this flug question. Go as far as you like. Go farther. Only keep on going.” Two letters even enclose railroad fare as far as Fort Worth hearts of so an escort beyond the Rio r From Bozer Montana, comes the news that the Seedsmen and Gaffers’ First D 1 Bank has instituted a Christmas Flug Fund, a savings plan to insure the in- vestor sufficient flug to sce him through the holidays. Similarly, a rival organization, the and Gaffers’ Second Nati also offers a flug club plan where they promise to store, free of charge, all flug found in the trouser-cuffs of two-pants suits. And so it goes; hourly the agi “Akl JUDGE The first robin!!” grows apace against Congress’ unfair ban on flug. Grandsons of men who fought shoulder to shoulder for their country at Lake Champlain and Chickamauga now the rusty mus- ket over the hearth and ask, ill it > to this?” Only last Friday a significant cartoon appeared in the Boston “Transport-Commer- rial-Times-Leader-E ine- Intelligence It showed « 1 "Mr. Common zing meaningly 4 rusty musket over the hi whilst three symbolic figures, labeled “Initiative,” “Refer- endum,” and “MeCall,” look on, The picture bore the apt warning for its title “Will It Come to This?” > first test case Halsey Ame when under Hitchcock dinent arose ithorities ere informed t an oun identified man named Batch, an unfrocked monk, was at > in New York with sev- atchels of raw flug. The police immediately threw cordon around Times Se but without success. A se ond cordon was thrown later in the day, but Batch and his satehels were still on the Detectives were called into a parley at headquarters and asked for suggestions as to Batch’s possible hideaway. One of them slowly took off his head and seratched his hat. “Club Richman,” he said thought- fully after a moment. “I'd like to,” admitted the sergeant warmly, lam. Some headache powders, please.” 6 comicbooks.com