Judge, 1931-06-06 · page 11 of 36
Judge — June 6, 1931 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces: **"Gangster Activities"** mocks Prohibition-era organized crime through fake "news" of various mob operations—gang violence, illegal beer smuggling, and protection rackets involving speakeasies. The humor relies on treating gangster activity as mundane gossip, with invented characters like "Cigar-face Cornpone" and mob bosses operating openly. **"Plumber" cartoon** shows a man in a bathtub, with the caption joking that he must stay in the tub to avoid disappointing readers—likely mocking serialized fiction's predictable plots and reader expectations. **"Situation Wanted"** satirizes Princess Beatrice of Spain (exiled royalty) applying for a stenographer job. The humor comes from her incompetent application riddled with misspellings, and her absurdly prestigious "references" (European kings), mocking both fallen nobility and overqualified applicants. **"Big Moment in the Life of an African Savage"** appears to be a Klein illustration satirizing photojournalism's exoticizing depiction of non-Western peoples in newspapers.
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JUDGE Gangster Activities DM terteste Swindlebloom announces that owing to the present investi- tion he has been forced to close his -bonding offices, The Yazzalloni crowd of the Five Points returned from Harlem, Friday, where they exchanged grectings and bul- lets with the newly organized Vittiesco Cigar-face” Cornpone is reported to have shipped several truckloads of beer to Kansas, to aid the drought sufferers. The Emerald mob announce that the Hotel Shambles in the Catskills will not be opened for the season on June 30, if the present proprictor insists upon han- dling home-brewed_ beer. Three hundred ma sof New York cordial shops have had their minds made up to organi ccording to an announce- y “Plug” MeCarthy, ezar West Side. ment issu Giglinitti mob, of Brooklyn, have Y added what's left of ‘Tony Bumpola’s speakeasy to the group under their pro- Pivsnen—C’mon, lady—get back in th? tub. We can’t disappoint our tection. What's left of Tony has re- : readere! tired. —Daxa L. Corte Situation Wanted (Princess Beatrice, eldest da of the exiled King of Spain, is ing lessons in shorthand and typewriting.) G ENTLEMEN: J [ nxtised your advxrtosement in today’s copy of The Times, and I hesten to apply for the position as stonegrapher and tiperiter. Iam an ambishous young woman 21 yrs. in age and eceger to carve a carcer for miself. Ef given an op- ortunity, I am curtain i could make ood in your employ. For references, you can rite Hes Majesty King Jorge of England, Or King Gistave of Swecedan or King Carol of Roman Ef you want to rite any other king, including King Pragoxhkipolkjg of Siam, you may due sew. I am sure they could awl say a good wurd for me Hopping to receeve a favorable answer from you, I am, Very trxly yxxrs, Beatrice Bourbon At Home A dear old lady died recently and left her fortune for a home for stray cats. Specifications for the institu- tion have not as yet been completed but we understand the plans call for Bic Moment in tie Lire oy an Arrican Savace His picture appears in the rotogravure section of the New York Times, 9 comicbooks.com