Judge, 1930-09-27 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of "Judging the News" (Judge, September 25, 1930) This satirical page critiques news stories through brief commentary and a cartoon. The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene where two men (appears to be wealthy, given the formal dress) are at a table with money visible, while hosts stand nearby. The caption reads: "Oh, you men and your ping-pong—why don't you play something to develop your minds instead of your bodies?" The satire targets wealthy leisure culture during the Depression era—the irony being that accumulating money while unemployed Americans suffer suggests the wealthy prioritize frivolous entertainment (ping-pong) over meaningful pursuits. The suggestion to "develop your minds" is sarcastic, implying the wealthy are intellectually vacant. The text snippets above comment on tangential news items, likely setting up the page's overall tone of social criticism.
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Jack Suurreworti, Editor Georce Jeas NaTHAN Ricuiaro J. Watsit Swwxey S. Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS Ix New York the word “magistrate” is not pronounced with the accent on the “strate”. I ) rep-sea divers have found 000,- 000 sunk off the coast of Spain eight years a Now if they could only recover some of the millions sunk in Wall Street just last year. Sone people's idea of doing. some- “thing for the unemployed is to suggest using soft instead of hard wood for the park benches. Ap? now Mr. Hoover might appoint 4% 4 commission to find out what his finding commissions do with the ts they find. We one consolation that South- ern farms have over the North- ern is that the drought killed their crops before the boll weevil did. Q raristictans estimate that 500,- 000 straw hats have just been put away in paper bags to be thrown in ash cans next spring. . “Oh, you men and your ping-pong—why don’t you play something to develop your minds instead of your bodies?” JUDGE, Votume 90.No. Tst9. Additional eritty a and pyrighted 1930, Secretary, Im Past 4st ote 4 1930. Entered as Second-Ciass Matter. October 21, 1881. a a a reat iritain: Pred L. Rogan, President: Sidney 8. Leng, Vice ‘Particular attention ta called to the fact that every article apd picture appearing in JUDG. brovisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. 8. 1Se a copy. Published weebly’ by Judge Pub 3 be Post Omce. r dent: Vernal W. ates, T ew York City, N.Y. under act of Mareb 3, The. 1s Fast sth St ewe York, comicbooks.com