Judge, 1931-09-26 · page 10 of 40
Judge — September 26, 1931 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis This page contains two cartoons satirizing 1920s American social conditions during Prohibition and the era of organized crime. **Top cartoon:** A father sends his son off to college, emphasizing that despite working his way through, the son must still send home monthly checks—satirizing economic hardship and parental expectations during what appears to be the post-WWI recession. **Bottom cartoon:** Gangsters threaten someone, invoking "Will Osborne" as a threat. The "WANTED" posters and police presence suggest this mocks the era's gang violence. The caption references Chicago offering refuge to New Yorkers fleeing gang wars, while other text jokes about taxi drivers being robbed by both bandits and police—satirizing the chaos and lawlessness of Prohibition-era organized crime and police corruption. The poem above provides commentary on modern life's anxieties: golf, gang violence, poverty, and changing fashion—all contemporary concerns of the 1920s reader.
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JUDGE Revised Te curfew tolls the knell of parting day, A group of men toil slowly o’er the lea, The office worker plods his weary way, And sets his ball upon the final tee. ‘The gangsters better be careful. Within twenty-four hours we can mobilize our movie ushers. And we have just heard of the insult su- preme—Chicago has offered a refuge to all New Yorkers who want to get away during the present gang war. Some men go over the world collec! old coins, Others merely have to hand the street-car conductor a dollar bill, And the girls seem to be getting their re- venge for those collegiate hats the boys wore a year or two ago. Another advanta of the old-fashioned night-shirt over } as was that nobody was ever tempted to wear one out on the strect. Well, times are tough for the taxi-drivers, too. One was saying that last week he was “Good-bye, Junior; and don't forget that you're not only working your way through college now, hailed only nine times. And three of those but you're going to send me a check every month.” times were by bandits and six by police. “Listen—either come clean now or we'll turn on Will Osborne!” 3 comicbooks.com