Judge, 1931-11-14 · page 6 of 36
Judge — November 14, 1931 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("Was it a burglar, John?")**: A humorous domestic scene showing a woman discovering her husband at night. The joke relies on the ambiguous situation—she's asking if an intruder is present, but the actual scenario appears to be a marital misunderstanding, likely playing on period anxieties about home security and spousal awkwardness. **"The Racing Sensor Never Ends"**: A satirical piece by R.C. O'Brien critiquing traffic management at what appears to be a horse race or sporting event. It mocks various drivers (taxi, mail truck, private driver) and pedestrians attempting to navigate through a race with changing traffic lights, highlighting the chaos and poor coordination of urban transportation during this era. **Right Cartoon**: A toy store scene depicting a father attempting to purchase a horn to quiet his child, satirizing parenting frustrations and consumer culture.
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i | } if JUDGE it News From the Colleges roresson Mortimer Goxpsitit ij will be given an honorary degree it by New York University. He is the | inventor of the bullet-proof book-bag i for school children. | Due to the depression the salary of VW the Yalevard football team has been j substantially cut. The President of at the University has announced, how- hi ever, that positively no men will be It laid off. i A course in the maintenance of hot- eld dog stands has been added to the HE curriculum of the Penn State School - ehati t of Agriculture. | i Hil Before entering the Sophomore | i i class, Freshmen at Fordham are being i" i i required to take an exceptionally stiff iat test in spelling. The test includes | Hh spelling the names of the members of iat! | the football squad. Pili: Hh) | muel Seabury is investigating | charges that Columbia Freshmen are sold tickets to University lectures by ] (an racketeering upper-classmen, | Bt}! The Cornell University Museum Bhi) was presented last week with a rare pit} i specimen—a pretty co-ed. j i|| “Was it a burglar, John?” | neil : i The Racing Seasor uh Never Ends | th) ney’re lining up at the post, be- i | cause the light on top of the post is | now red, Some are trying to ma- | neuver into better positions for the j 1} start. Some are blocking others. nit Dirty looks are exchanged. One fel- i 411] low makes a false start and is dis- | a qualified by the traffic cop and told to 1 | pull over to the curb. | i The light changes and they're off! an | to an exciting McNamee start. Taxi wh | Driver takes the lead, followed closely nat by Mail Truck, with two private driv- \ | ers running neck and neck. Mack Hy Truck has no excuse, and draws up it the rear, being quickly overtaken by ij | racers from the block behind. Taxi t Driver takes the rail and w Re and out, all the time keeping We peeled on the sidewalk for prospective yi fares. Collegiate Flivver pulls up lame | and limping. Light changes and race | is over but Taxi Driver gains an ex- tra block on the c! na ni } Final result: Taxi Driver, first, aaa eighteen blocks and two pedestrian: ] ti) Mail Truck, second, fourteen blocks, uy i special delivery; Private Driver, third, eleven blocks. i] Pedestrians also ran. —R. C. O'Brien comicbooks.com