Judge, 1932-08 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 1932 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains satirical commentary and cartoons from Judge magazine's "Contract" section. The top cartoon shows two children asking "Wanna neck?" — likely mocking 1920s dating slang and changing social mores. The larger cartoon depicts a frustrated husband and domestic chaos, captioned "When we were married, you promised we'd have a maid!" This satirizes post-WWI economic struggles and the servant shortage, as working-class families could no longer afford household help. The accompanying text mocks various targets: inefficient "efficiency experts," landlords, the Wets (Prohibition opponents), Republican rhetoric about the Depression, banking practices, and agricultural problems. The satire reflects early-1930s economic anxiety and political frustration during the Great Depression era.
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Judge Contract ET us burn the festive candles At the giddy feet of Pan; I've arrangements with the piper For an easy-payment plan. —I.J5.W. What we can’t understand is how Senator Borah found any meaniny in the Republican prohibition plank with which to disagree. And the police continue to raid baseball lotteries, but so far have been unable to get a winning ticket. The National League race is so close this season that even the team we picked to win is still in the run- ning. And we've often wondered, when one barber cuts another barber's hair, which barber does the talking? And now clubs are posting the names of members who have paid their dues. “Wanna neck?” That’s Economy! Our firm hired an efficiency expert last week, and the first thing he did was dilute the red ink with water. Maybe Mr. Hoover is accurately described as “The Fighting Quaker,” — | Opegag@y7-7° VOU 9 but so far he has seemed to do more quaking than fighting. And our landlord is so hard up that he insists he is going to move in with us. The Wets are still clamoring for the working: to get his beer back. Now it looks as if beer will come back but it may be years before the workingman will. Republican orators are comparing the Depression to a war. And evi- dently the chief weapon being used to fight it is gas. And a lot of banks are like those beach chairs. They fold up on you without a bit of notice. Simple Circe thinks a gentleman farmer is one who doesn’t make a virl walk back from an auto ride. A new parasite has been discov- ered eating the cotton in Alabama. He probably wouldn't eat it if he knew how little it is worth. “When we were married, you promised we'd have a maid!” comicbooks.com