Judge, 1934-05 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 1934 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Satire Analysis (April 30, 1924) The main cartoon depicts a cowboy showing off his winnings to a woman with livestock, captioned "Look, paw, all the things I won from California Joe at poker." The satire mocks gambling culture and the notion of winning possessions (a horse, goats, pig) through card games—suggesting reckless wagering where people stake tangible assets rather than money. The accompanying brief commentary items target contemporary issues: postal employees' job security, beer bottle sizes (likely Prohibition-era humor), and NYC police efforts against slot machines. A scientist's observation about infinity and a woman's datebook offers absurdist humor about spring dating season. The page combines editorial satire with comic observations typical of Judge's format—mixing visual humor with topical commentary on 1920s American life.
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APR SO 1334 e ©cip 223921 Ss S NARI Acoiuunist points out that the sixty-cent dollar is bringing about ent conception is only a short the exodus of wealthy people from easure of time. He must have | Jack Suctrieworru, Editor Groxce Jean Natitax Loar niz T Europe to this country. Otherwise, ing in a box office line behind to thi ) \ : a , in a box office line behind a though, it looks like a good monetary NES bulletins broadcast over the oman trying to find change in her policy. 4 radio now have to be given pocketbook. such a way NOTHER thing baseball umpires This is only fair; ne will have to worry about this year HE New York police nave smashed mapers have been written so as to thousands of slot hi pay encourage machines in a drive against crooked coin devices, and now we wish to goodness they'd turn their attention to these gas meters. is that beer bottles are much bigger than pop bottles, IS reported that the members of ND, if those postal employees don’t Cc quit kicking, the government may yet decide to plough under every third furlough have already — planted 1 trees to eventually replace the ND Spring seems to be the mating they have used building season for everything but the socks we get back from the laundry. “Look, paw, all the things I won from California Joe at poker.” voor, May, 1934, Volume 106.” Whole No. 2666. Published monthly by Judge Magazine, Inc. Publication office, 404 North W, Ave., Mo Mor il Editorial executive ofhces, 18 st 48th St.. New York, N Entered as Second-Class Matter, July 1933, at the Post Office Mount Morris, Ill., under act of March 3, 1879, “Copyrighted 1934, in the U. S. and Great Britain; Subscription rate ‘$1.50 a year; Canada and for $2.50; 1Sc a copy. Fred L. Rogan, President and Treasurer; Jack leworth, Vice F Frank C. Fisher, S M. Nil Treasurer. Particular attention 4s called to the fact that every ar picture appearing in JUvcE is protected un Co t Law of the U. S. 3 comicbooks.com