Judge, 1932-01-16 · page 3 of 36
Judge — January 16, 1932 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (January 12, 1932) The main cartoon depicts a house with children playing outside while making noise ("WHOO-OO-OSH! BR-R-R-R"). The caption reads: "It's only my husband taking his cold shower." This satirizes the popular health fad of cold-water bathing, likely promoted during the Depression era as an inexpensive wellness practice. The joke contrasts the husband's vigorous shower sounds with the commotion outside, suggesting his bathing routine is as disruptive as children playing. The "Judging the News" section above offers brief editorial commentary on contemporary issues: war correspondents missing Democratic conventions, China's military situation, Germany's war debts, and Philippine self-governance—typical concerns of early 1932.
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Jack Snutrieworrn, Editor Grorce JEAN NATHAN Ricuaro J. Was AAIN Stoney S, Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS Tore war correspondents had bet- ter hurry back from Manchuria or they'll miss the Democratic national convention, No &tess that the League of Nations can keep from fighting seem to be the ones that don’t much want to fight, anyhow. ‘> won't China eateh it, once Ja- pan drops this defensive warfare and gets on the offensive! ack in 1917 and 1918 we bought war bonds “until it hurt"; but we didn’t know that moratoriums and other delays would make it hurt so much, [7 Will take Germany 62 years to pay her war debts, says an economist. And it looks as though it will take us er than that to collect them, renetany Huntey says the Philip- pines are unfit for self-govern- ment. Well, George III felt the same way about us in 1776, JUDGE $3.00'a year. i5e a copy. “T ial oMee, 1s Haat 48th Beret, 11. A. Obst, Treasurer; Joseph T. Volume 102, 1, at the Post Office at Dunellen, N. J.. under act of March 3, ash ‘and N i tot Sof the Copyright Law of th uth Aves., Dunellen, executive and esident: Sidney S. Leet, Vice President t that every article and picture appearing