Judge, 1931-10-31 · page 6 of 36
Judge — October 31, 1931 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons and commentary mocking Coolidge-era politics and social issues. The top cartoon depicts an observatory with officials, captioned about being "scooped on a comet"—likely referencing contemporary scientific competition or institutional embarrassment. The bottom cartoon shows a Valvard University coach discussing loans rather than athletics, with the caption about "layin' them off instead of taking any on"—satirizing how educational institutions managed finances during economic uncertainty. The "Open Letter to Coolvin Calidge" (Calvin Coolidge, president 1923-1929) jokes about his quiet public persona, his failed 1932 presidential aspirations, and Prohibition's effects. The humor targets Coolidge's taciturn nature, the persistence of bootlegging despite the alcohol ban, and general post-Prohibition era anxieties about social change and surplus agricultural products.
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= 3s An Open Letter to Coolvin Calidge D™ Can: Everything I know | know wrong from reading the papers, but I see your name is frequently mentioned when they get to talking about nine- teen thirty-two (1 Now, as one who kept cool with you and has since been burned up I should like to inquire if you ever think about being President again. Also, by the way, how is the insur. business? Also. the writing gam Kinda slow, mebbe? I used to like Herald- World-' nce your picces in the legram, but I see you're not writ r them any more, Everybody liked you as President, Cal, because you didn’t say much, In us it was the s ve IL know how Herbie st ids on the liquor question. But if he won't let us have our beer, the bootleggers will. It is almost three years now since vou started looking for your rubbers, finally located the missing one, and left the White House. But they're still talking about you there and won- dering if you'll ever make it’ your home town again. They have put up some new build- ings and the place looks right smart, but it’s still the same old Capitol. How about it? Very truly yours, Tom Foolery. “Right now we're layin’ them off instead of taking any on!” “This makes the second time this month other observatories have scooped us on a comet.” Today’s Version’ And the farmer took another loan away. Now there's a surplus crop of prunes to worry about. If worse comes to worse, it necessary to plow under every third conflict. between North savage affair, should have and West on the way home in the taxi. And what's the use of women wearing these 1890 capes if there are no beer cans to hide under them? Huge quantities of treasure trove will eventually be dug up in this country an archeologist. Well, we shouldn't be at all surprised, the way the gas companies are going at it. comicbooks.com