Judge, 1930-11-01 · page 4 of 36
Judge — November 1, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains political satire from an unspecified year (likely 1930s based on references). The top section mocks various contemporary absurdities: tailors' pressing standards, Soviet wheat production, a Chicago police shooting, and tree-sitting protestors (likely Depression-era hobos or protesters). The central cartoon depicts a magician scene with the caption "See here, Magician, you mixed me a love-potion and I want my money back!" — likely satirizing fraudulent con artists or quack remedies. The lower illustration shows a chaotic film production with the caption "Movie Director—Hey, wait a minute! You're just rehearsing!" "The Platform" section lists satirical "reform proposals" targeting figures like Mussolini, Hitler, and others, plus various institutions (radio stations, drug stores, Charlie Chaplin), reflecting contemporary anxieties about fascism, government control, and media influence during the Depression era.
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Perfection If only tailors would press our clothes the way they do us! “Use ‘Soviet Wheat’ in a sentence.” “We stopped in Childs, soviet wheat cakes.” And the height of irony: Being shot by @ policeman in Chicago. The modern dog doesn’t dig a hole in which to bury a bone. He merely drops it ina gas company trench ina busy street, knowing that another along in a week or so to dig it up for him. And lots of assed school teachers are now beginning to wish that some of those tree sitters were still up in their trees. “See here, Magician, you mired me a love-potion and T iwant my money back!" Movie Directorn—Hey, wait a minute! You're just rehearsing! The Platform ) Reform Planks 1, That the names: Prohibition Mussolini, Thomas Heflin, Bishop Cannon and Gene ‘Tunney, from now on, by common agreement of the edi tors of all news agencies, be space in public prints. Suggestions for 2. That for one week in each month all radio stations be closed down, giv ing the country a chance to hear itself talk. 3. That a committee of three non political citizens be sent to Washing ton to examine the books to determine whether or not the country really is on sound basis. $. That all drug stores be required to handle drugs or clse forfeit their licenses and that furthermore they shall have on their counters at all times a really efficacious remedy for headaches, hat two members of the Repub lican party, bly Senators Smoot and Gru in writing the Terrible. G. That Chicago be divorced from the Union, all out-going tr: being forced to show passports going citizens to forfeit their legal rights and protection. 7. That the government either fire the entire y and y so we can honestly be peaceful, or else raise the largest military force in the world and dare everybody to 8. That Charlie Chaplin either re lease that movie have 1 comi is supposed to de or cease to announce its —Parr Lorentz comicbooks.com