Judge, 1932-04-09 · page 3 of 36
Judge — April 9, 1932 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "Judge" Magazine Satire Analysis This April 1932 page satirizes economic and political conditions during the Great Depression. The main cartoon, captioned "Psst waiter—bring me a chair!", depicts diners at what appears to be an upscale restaurant, with one patron signaling a server. The humor relies on Depression-era scarcity: the joke likely suggests that even chairs are becoming scarce or precious commodities during economic hardship. The text sections mock various political figures and proposals. References to "Mr. Hoover" (President Herbert Hoover) and taxation suggestions for "Democratic Presidential aspirants" indicate frustration with government responses to the economic crisis. The commentary on Bordeaux wine and the stock market collapse suggests satirizing both luxury consumption and financial catastrophe during this period.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
©Ocie 150276 : Jack Suurreworti, Editor Grorce Jean Natitas Riciarp J. Warsi JUDGING Siwxey S. Lexz, Contributing Editors NEWS ORRESPONDENTS report that resi- dents of Manchuria consider the 1ew independent government a joke. This definitely places Manchuria in the same class with other nations of the world. Hts week's suggestion on how to improve things in a hurry is to broadcast a recipe for wolf soup: Rk, HOOVER might have more luck i with his anti-hoarding campaign if he could suggest something to do with the hoarded money besides buying bonds or putting it in banks. ND if Congre is another lucrative source for taxa- tion, they might try taxing Demo- cratic Presidential aspirants. looking for NEWS report states that Bor- deaux, France, hada rain of fish when a waterspout broke suddenly. Old-tim are reminded of the stock market of 1929. ND with the golf ball back it looks as if the only thing golfers will have to complain about this summer is the depression. comicbooks.com