Judge, 1931-05-23 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 23, 1931 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("An Old Spanish Custom"):** This depicts a quarantine inspection during what appears to be an early 20th-century disease outbreak. A U.S. Department of Agriculture quarantine official inspects travelers arriving by drawbridge. The "maid of honor" character flirts with the inspector, who notices and winks back—the joke being that even official procedures can be subverted by charm. The caption suggests bureaucratic rules are easily undermined. **Bottom Cartoon ("If She Chooses"):** A janitor fears showing an apartment to a couple, marked "5G." The satire critiques housing discrimination and landlord prejudice of the era—suggesting certain groups faced barriers to rental housing based on appearance or status. Both reflect Progressive-era anxieties about regulation, inspection, and social discrimination.
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An Old Spanish Custom Brees, sounded and the mighty drawbridge fell to admit the king, elad in shining armor, mounted on a black steed and preceded by twelve pages, gorgeous in gold and lace. The maid of honor, leani the battlements, smiled provocatively at the blue-eyed leader of the attend- york dy, Z aaa ants, and re ed in return an un- Ss pemarment ot he murmured, “IL gue r J . that’s making the front page!" And CULTURE thus another quaint custom began. No In-Between Cashing a personal check is about the hardest thing in the world. Peo- ple cither don't know you well enough or they know you too well. When King Prajadhipok of Siam visited us recently he wasn’t entirely a stranger. Some of us had already become familiar with his name through the medium of the crossword puzzle. And it certainly didn’t take the Democrats very long to get back to “No, I haven't any Japanese beetles, and I wouldn't give you one if Thad!” normal fighting strength. If She Chooses I’ empires keep on getting overthrown at the present rate there soon won't he any kings for a cat to look at. The sailor goes for a boatride on his vacation and Mayor Walker goes on a vacation on his. And it's pretty hard to be funny every day—unless you're a reformer. newspaper artist in a gun. If a newspaper artist drew t, it’s a wonder anybody knew what it Sir Hubert Wilkins, we predict, will probably start a new fad—that of inder-the-pole sitters.” Some specialists can look you over once and tell you what's wrong with sou—you're poor. And at least the millinery business would pick up if the women stopped wearing tea-pots and went back to wear- ing hats. A new stop watch has been invented which is said to eliminate a horse win- ning by a nose. We discovered that we could eliminate that years ago by simply betting on the horse. Janrtor—I’m afraid I can’t show you the apartment right now! comicbooks.com