Judge — May 7, 1932 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains two cartoons satirizing bureaucratic absurdity during what appears to be a wartime emergency relief period. The **top cartoon** shows a woman asking an "Emergency Relief Committee" judge if she can use relief tickets at a beauty parlor—mocking the disconnect between official relief policy (for necessities) and people's actual desires for personal care. The **bottom cartoon** depicts a man confronted by a crowd of children outside "Miss Wows Junior School," with the caption "Pardon me, but aren't you the father of one of my children?" This satirizes either paternity issues or, more likely, critiques officials claiming connection to public institutions while ignoring their actual responsibilities. Both cartoons expose the gap between bureaucratic authority and practical reality, common Judge magazine themes during economic hardship periods.