Judge, 1932-01-23 · page 7 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Page **Main Article: "Wallet-Moving"** This satirizes the January tradition of transferring contents between old and new wallets after Christmas gifts. The piece humorously describes the practical hassle—inspecting old wallets for worn-out cards and papers, then carefully reorganizing everything in a new one. It's gentle domestic humor about a universal male experience. **Top Cartoon** Shows a doctor visiting a patient's home. The caption reads: "And the over-bidding, doctor! That will clear up, won't it?" This likely references post-WWI inflation or economic speculation, suggesting a domestic concern that a physician might remedy—though the specific context remains unclear. **Bottom Cartoon** Two figures peer at a burlesque theater marquee, depicting typical street-level entertainment of the era.
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Wallet-Moving J v7 28 October is the merry month of moving into new apartments so January is the time for moving into new Christmas wallets. Of course wallet: moving isn’t as hilarious a pastime as changing homes. It is done rather quictly and lends. itself nicely to a winter evening before the fireplace. Lacking the ribald) bad- inage of van drivers, the shouting crowds of bystanders in holiday mood, the bustle and excitement pune- tuated by the rousing crash of furni- ture, the transition from the old wallet to the new can be accomplished leisurely in a mellow and imeditative mood in which the scanning of cach paper and card unearthed calls up memories of the past year, After Christmas it ta k ob en. There must be many in- sat least a fore any definite action can w be spections of the old wallet to ascertain whether it really should be discarded. It has been an old friend who knows a lot of secrets but who hasn't worn well. There is a hole at the bottom of the fold and one of the gold corners has come off. Still, nothing has fallen out yet and it has such a comfortable form-fitting curve. When the decision to mak age has been reached the new ation must be selected. There are three to choose from this year. Aunt Mary's pin seal with the crestlike ornament is finally taken, ‘Then comes the ac- JUDGE “And the over-bidding, doctor! That will clear up, won't it?” tual transfer. There are some people who effect this transfer by lifting a pile of cards bodily out of the old y placing it in the This is sheer indolence. The efficient way to do it is to remove the entire contents of the wallet and sort it into two piles, one containing all the memoranda, ete., that you want to keep, and the other everything that you don’t want to throw away. ‘Then re it all carefully in its new home ABC’s of Life A girl who minds her “p's” and “q's” Gets more respect than she can use. And can you blame a mere tax- payer for being bewildered when he reads in the lines as “Ame a ship to be Scrapped” and “Congress Asked for $700,000,000 for New War- ships