Judge, 1934-01 · page 7 of 36
Judge — January 1934 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical pieces from Judge magazine (likely 1920s-30s based on style): **"The Art of Opening Bottles"** (top right) humorously addresses Prohibition-era frustration with cork extraction, attributing it to patience-taxing difficulty. The accompanying cartoon shows a man struggling with a bottle while his wife waits—satirizing how even mundane domestic tasks became absurd under alcohol prohibition laws. **"Congress"** (left) mocks lawmakers as ineffective, suggesting they "huff and puff" while producing inflation. The large cartoon below depicts a crowded, chaotic domestic scene with the caption "Mary, can't you suggest a good New Year's resolution?"—likely satirizing Congress's inability to solve real problems affecting American families during the economic/social turbulence of the era. Both target government incompetence.
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Judge The Art of Opening Bottles ‘ OW can you get a drink out of a bottle without pulling the cork?” is the question, and the answer is: “By pushing the cork in.” However, while the “pushing in” school of bottle opening has many fol- lowers, it is a poor system, You can’t get a drink out of a milk bottle that way; the best you can get is a shower. There is an art in opening bottles. One method is the installment method, and a fork prong or penknife blade is used. You take the cork out in pieces, and the only redeeming feature is that you have no cork left so you have to finish the contents. You hear fishermen relate their encounters with sword- fish, of struggles and battles that lasted for hours. But did you ever a thirsty man struggle with a quart bottle and a nail file The biggest tax on liquor today is the tax on a man’s patience trying extract the cork. « But, as the Scotch proverb goes: “A tight cork saves many a drink. Hot dog—here comes the husband! —R. C. O'Brien. Congress HE lawmakers reet in the halls i nation; hey'll huff and ‘IL puff and give us infla- tion. And it looks to us > though this co try is going to geta d five-cent dollar. The only thing we've got against the newest improvement in General Motor cars is that the in- experienced motorist vt know whether it’s the engine that’s knocking. Or the car's knees. And those who thought that repeal meant the end of prohibition jokes evidently hadn't counted on these State liquor control boards. In the winter they pour alcohol in the car to prevent it from freezing. Rum- ble seat passengers should get the same —- consideration, “Mary, can't you suggest a good New Year's resolution?” comicbooks.com