Judge, 1932-04-09 · page 5 of 36
Judge — April 9, 1932 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon**: Depicts a figure (appears to be a political leader) herding donkeys labeled with "potatoes burning," captioned "It's O.K., men—only the potatoes burning." This satirizes someone dismissing serious problems as minor issues—likely referencing a political figure's casual response to economic crisis or hardship during the Great Depression era. **Right Column Commentary ("Vox Pop")**: A series of humorous social observations, including references to Henry Ford's "back-to-the-firm movement" (likely Ford's Depression-era agricultural initiative) and a joke about an "unemployment relief project" involving conflict between wealthy "claimants" and Democratic presidential candidates. **Bottom Cartoon**: Shows children playing dangerously near traffic, captioned about "whipping around the corner like a bat out of hell"—satirizing reckless child behavior or parental negligence in urban settings.
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JUDGE “It’s O.K., men—only the potatoes burning.” HE Presidential term really ought to be six or eight years, so as to give the Democ more time between elections in which to clean up their campaign deficits. And the return of the saloon isn't going to find us unprepared, Recently, we've been spending ten minutes a day boxing with a pair of swinging doors. The one good thing about volf is that it enables you to be a pedestrian without being run over. And, we don’t like to brag, week we sold i es our) vacuum These new gear-shifting gadgets may go over big with the drivers, but back in the rumble se seem to fav fashioned clutch. Republican Presidents in the past seemed to possess some unique characteristi that entitled them to nick- names. There was “Bully eddy,” “Smiling — Bill,” ilent Cal,” and now we have “Stationary Herbert.” Vox Pop le United States is a country in which the people make their own laws and liquor. After all, a critic is just a kibit- zer with a pencil. We have it from a fashion expert that vi is to be the key-note of thi 's fashions. But austerity it just around the corner. And if any candidate is accused of i campaign expenditures an at least defend him- ound that he’s no hoarde Well, we're certainly glad that. Henry Ford has started a back-to- the-firm movement. And our latest unemployment 7 lief project is to have a tug of ws between the claimants to the Wendel Estate and the Democratic candi- for President. comicbooks.com,