Judge, 1931-09-12 · page 7 of 36
Judge — September 12, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This Judge magazine page contains two satirical cartoons about contemporary urban life and social absurdities. The top cartoon mocks a "spiritualist and fortune teller" con artist, with a client seeking predictions. The joke plays on gullibility and the era's fascination with spiritualism. The bottom "Mad Hatter" section satirizes various New York City happenings: police discovering beer-loaded milk trucks, popular Cuban music ("Me and Machado"), the mayor's trip to Germany, and absurd social observations. The final cartoon shows a patient with a deaf parrot—the humor resting on the parrot's uselessness as a companion. These pieces exemplify Judge's approach: mocking contemporary follies, urban crime, commercial fraud, and the era's fads through illustrated gags and witty commentary targeting educated readers aware of current events and social pretensions.
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JUDGE = eel Inside the Inside SPIRITUALIS t } “Jowrs...er... IT think I'U run | jnd FORTUNE TELLER out for a little golf this after a noon. And I wish you'd take care of our Daily Wall Street Letter. You know our style, Jones. Everything boiled dewn, sc. To the point. Nothing but the absolute essentials. Ah... 1 hardly know just what to feature today... Er... What do you think the market will do next?” “TI haven't the slightest idea, sir.” “Fine! ... Great! ... But remem- ber to be brief, Jones. Sce if you can’t say that in three thousand words.” —C. J. The most remarkable thing about stories of holdujs is that it is usually said that the bandits jumped into a car and made a rapid getaway through traffic. And recent gang shootings con- vince us that what New York needs isn’t more policemen—it’s more sub- ways, for the bystanders to duck into. Free wheeling, as we understand it, is changing from one speed to another. without touching the clutch, Well, our wife has tried to drive that way, for years. Mevium—Help! Help! I've seen a ghost?! Mad Hatter fz ess Eugenie ‘as surely a meame For covering only 34 of the beanie, And our wife didn’t have to wait for the new style hat to come down over her face in order to talk through it. stopped four milk trucks and discovered that they were loa | New York police recently ] ] led with beer. They prob- ame suspicious when the drivers didn’t stop every few houses. and start throw- ing empty cans around. q Latest popular song hit from | Cuba—"Me and Machado.” The mayor of New York has gone to Germany where he is having a fine time and we wish the gangsters were there. And people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw wine — bricks, Patirent—Serves me right; foolin’ around with a deaf parrot! 5 comicbooks.com