Judge, 1931-02-14 · page 5 of 36
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# "Judging the News" - February 12, 1931 This page satirizes current events through brief editorial commentary and a cartoon. The main cartoon depicts men in top hats (representing wealthy/elite figures) peering through a keyhole at a woman, with the caption: "Everybody knows me at this place—I pegged a bottle through their bass drum the other night!" The joke appears to reference Prohibition-era speakeasy culture: someone is boasting about their notoriety in an illegal drinking establishment, not realizing they're being watched/judged. The editorial snippets above mock contemporary issues: India's independence negotiations with Britain, alcohol policy contradictions, and Washington's hypocrisy regarding prohibition versus consumption. The overall page uses humor to critique political inconsistencies and social absurdities of the early Depression era.
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