Judge, 1930-10-25 · page 5 of 36
Judge — October 25, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (October 22, 1930) The main cartoon depicts a barber shop where the proprietor has increased business by installing a bridge table for customers to play while waiting. The humor relies on a simple commercial strategy: providing entertainment to make the wait more pleasant and encourage patrons to linger. The "Judging the News" section above contains brief satirical commentary on contemporary topics: Henry Ford's antique purchases, American manufacturing ingenuity, stock market recovery, women's political influence, and hunting season concerns about foxes in miniature golf holes. This appears to be typical light social satire from the Depression era, focusing on consumer culture, leisure activities, and everyday observations rather than heavyweight political commentary. The cartoons target middle-class concerns and commercial innovations of the period.
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Jack Suurrteworru, Editor Grorce Jean NaTHan Ricitarp J. Watsit Swney S. Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS H exrny Forp has bought two oxen for his collection of antiques. If he wants a couple of prohibitionists he had better get them right away. A sEnican genius, it scems, has de- + veloped a great array of wonder- ful manufacturing plants that can make almost anything except profits. ¢ reviving these old-fashioned mes, we wouldn't be surprised to the stock market become popular again. Av? at the rate th M* Xv would like the name and address of the man who predicted that women would lend a gentle and ennobling influence to politics. ne saloons in Bethlehem have been ordered not to sell drinks to Le- high students. But isn’t such discrimi- nation unconstitutional or something? Aw problem which confronts the hunter this year is whether the hole around which the dogs are bark- ing contains a fox or a ministure golfer. The barber shop that increased business by arranging it so customers could play a little bridge. JUDGE, Votume 997" 1879." Additional wa 1556. October 25, 1930. “Entered aa Secor jamaica, 11. N.Y. "$5.00 0 the VU. reat Britain; Fred 1. Rogan, . 15¢ a copy. Publi 3 nd-Clasa Matter, October 21, 1881, at the Post OMce at New York City, N. shed weekly’ by Judge Publishing Co., Ine. 18 Fast 4st : Frenident: Sidney 8. Lenz, Vice President: Vernal W. Bates, Treasurer: Joseph T. attention ts called to the fact that every article and picture appearing in JUDGE Brovisions of Mectlon 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. 8. raat reet, New York, N. Y., rf . Cooney, la protected under the comicbooks.com