Judge, 1930-05-31 · page 11 of 36
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# "The Unique Antique" - Judge Magazine Satire This page satirizes two contemporary concerns: **Top story & cartoon**: A salesman peddles a supposedly rare "antique"—revealed to be an old ice wagon with scales and harness. The joke mocks both con-artist salesmen and the public's gullible appetite for "authentic" antiques. The phrase "original—an honest-to-goodness, bona-fide original" parodies overwrought sales pitches. **Bottom cartoon**: Drawn by C.B. Russell, this depicts men outside "Schwarzeville" asking if there's a "New Thought Tabernacle" nearby. "New Thought" was an early 1900s spiritual movement emphasizing positive thinking and mental healing. The caricatured faces and "burg" (small town) setting suggest Judge is mocking both the movement's popularity and the stereotyped followers it attracted in small-town America. Both pieces ridicule contemporary American gullibility—whether toward commercial fraud or fashionable spiritual trends.
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