Judge, 1930-11-01 · page 5 of 36
Judge — November 1, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis The page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"Lynch Law"** (top): A dialogue criticizing Southern mob justice. Characters defend lynching as tradition, with one speaker opposing it on principle. The accompanying illustration shows armed men near a building, depicting vigilante violence. The satire condemns this extrajudicial practice as barbaric and contrary to justice. **"Strong Men"** (bottom left): Cartoon mocking powerful-sounding names (Atlas, Samson, Hercules) applied to ordinary people like gas station attendants. The falling figure illustrates the joke: such names don't match these mundane workers. **"Still With Us"** (right): Observations about American life—basement lights left burning, abundant telephones and radios, inconsistent behavior. These are gentle observations about contemporary habits rather than pointed satire. The page dates from an era when Judge actively critiqued social injustice alongside lighter humor.
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i JUDGE | Lynch Law ©] uxperstaxp the mob has got hold of him, and the police ate help- less.” “Yas, sah, nothing now, sah.” “By Gad, sah, I'm proud of them! We Southe: s know how to handle cases like that!” “I agree with you, Colonel. It’s been the same way in mah family. Never can it be said that a Weatherby failed to do his duty. ‘This outrage was not one that could have been left urts.”” Il tar and feather him first, can help him Sah, this is a proud day for me. I had begun to think the spirit of the South—the old, old South—was dead !"" ‘Far from it, Colonel, Justice will run its course. He shall be an exam- ple for all of his kind, the miscreant!" “By Gad, sah, it makes my blood boil when I think that trash like him is allowed to live!” “Yes, Colonel, but it won't be long now. Shall we have a julep to cele- brate “By all means, sah!” And twenty minutes later the fa- mous sports writer who had left the local right end off his All-American team had been properly tarred and feathered. —Panke Ceamines Strong Men “Yassuh, officer—we’se only playin’ backgammon. We jes fohgot ta Atlas, Samson, Hercules, Sandow, bring ‘long de board!” the guy in vaudeville who tears phone | books, and the gas station attendant Still With Us i who puts the cap back on the gas tani Hoof your car. Remember the fellow who used to leave his umbrella hanging on the bar? He now lets the basement light burn all night. And we wonder if Dora is wrong when she thinks air-minded people are flighty. We have four times as many tele- phones and the world. N started here. dio sets as all the rest of wonder the depression The old-fashioned outlaw died with his boots on, but not ia red silk pa- jamas. And these gunmen are certainly considerate. If a fellow doesn’t feel like going for a ride, they'll call at his “Whoopee! I'll have some ice in a minute!” hotel room, comicbooks.com