Judge, 1930-12-20 · page 5 of 36
Judge — December 20, 1930 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** Shows men in coats and hats running, with caption "Run into a door?" and "No—some mistletoe!" This is a holiday-season visual gag about Christmas mistletoe traditions (kissing under mistletoe), with the implication that someone's black eye came from amorous holiday encounters rather than accident. **Bottom Cartoon:** Depicts a tent labeled "UNEMPLOYED BUY A MISSIONARY 5¢" with various caricatured figures around it, including what appears to be an indigenous figure with a spear and wealthier figures with money. The caption states "President Hoover Says the Depression is World Wide." **Context:** This satirizes the Great Depression-era irony of Americans being too poor to help themselves while still expected to fund missionary work. The cartoon mocks the disconnect between widespread unemployment and continued charitable appeals.
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