Judge, 1931-08-22 · page 4 of 36
Judge — August 22, 1931 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct pieces: **"Border War"** — A prose poem about frontier violence, likely referencing Prohibition-era bootlegging conflicts or border skirmishes. **"Keeping Up an Old Tradition"** — Humorous verse by Tunny McManus about family photo albums, with no obvious political content. **Top cartoon** (by I. Klein) — Three men in coats view sketches on a wall. The caption satirizes censorship: "Your guys kin croak anybody, but don't shoot no more kids; the public is too sentimental." This appears to critique film industry self-censorship regarding violence, particularly violence against children. **Bottom cartoon** — A man on exercise equipment, captioned about taking up hobbies like "yachting or polo" to escape business worries. This satirizes wealthy individuals' leisure pursuits. **"Neighborhood Note"** — Gossip items mocking pretentiousness, including jabs at aspiring scientists and tourists. The page dates to the Prohibition/early-talkie era, roughly 1920s-1930s.
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JUDGE Border War A sHoT rang out on the clear Cats- kill air. With a bloodthirsty yell, the savages spr from the n toward the cabin, firing as they came. The unfortunate in- mates had no chance. Some were shot down at the first volley, others man- aged to escape, but several were taken alive, to be tortured later. With their short axes the ges battered at the doors. One of them applied a torch and soon the building was a mass of seething flame. After a while nothing remained of what was once a thriving cider mill. woods and r: Far away bany, the save ‘S Wildly they danced, mpanied by the shrill whoops of their women, while the braves danced and danced to the exultant, triumphant beating of the rap. Dana L. Cort Keeping Up an Old Tradition Qe ancestors with solemn jowls In ancient albums we unearth, show their friends, whose howls Of laughter move us all to mirth. And maps to And yet our family albums we Still proudly "stuff with graphs, Providi or posterity The source of many future laughs. Terry McManus photo- “Youse guys kin croak anybody, but don’t shoot no more kids; the public is too sentimental.” “You need some hobby to take your mind off business worries. yachting or polo, perhaps.” Take up Neighborhood Note scieNTisT intends to raise a baby al environment of how it will turn out. a real jungle ape, it should turn out remarkably like the kid next door. the present state of the t wouldn't surprise us to learn cers who ing pay from the critics. that the are rece There's a broken heart for every light on Broadway and twenty coi- umnists writing about it, Give a tourist enough rope and he'll find something else to tie on his car. School children learn that Eli Whit- ney invented the cotton gin. Pretty soon they will be taught that Volstead invented the bathtub gin. comicbooks.com