Judge, 1934-09 · page 5 of 36
Judge — September 1934 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis (August 29, 1934) The main cartoon by Fred Neher depicts a domestic scene where a man tells a woman: "He's lost all faith in religion, Reverend Oatley—after praying all week, the Mugwumps defeated the Orioles 10 to 9." This satirizes how sports outcomes can shake people's faith more than religious practice. The joke turns on the absurdity of prioritizing baseball results over spiritual conviction—the man prayed all week yet the Mugwumps (likely a local or semi-professional team) lost to the Orioles, apparently devastating his faith. The surrounding text contains unrelated quips about contentment, post office trucks, chickens crossing roads, motorists, billiards, and cold showers—typical Judge magazine filler humor for the era.
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