Judge — April 1935 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# Political Satire Analysis: Judge Magazine Page This page contains two cartoons satirizing 1920s American social issues: **Top cartoon ("Judge"):** A judge observes a taxi driver emerging unscathed from a collision with debris scattered everywhere. The driver boasts he "always gets out of them this way"—satirizing reckless driving and the judicial system's apparent inability to enforce traffic safety or hold dangerous drivers accountable. **Bottom cartoon ("Design for Living"):** An elderly war veteran named Amos Gregg, awaiting a promised government bonus payment (referenced as due in 1945), has adopted increasingly eccentric safety habits—making dead stops at intersections, waiting for traffic lights, sneaking past groups of elderly women. The caption "What do you expect in two lessons?" suggests he's learning driving safety too late. The satire targets post-WWI veterans' delayed compensation and Americans' generally poor driving habits during the automobile era. It reflects contemporary frustration with both government promises to veterans and the new dangers automobiles posed to public safety.