Judge, 1935-04 · page 5 of 36
Judge — April 1935 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (April 1935) The main cartoon depicts a couple sitting on a couch while a man enters through a doorway, with the caption "Well! Well! Speak of the devil—" The editorial commentary addresses New Deal politics, specifically: - Government spending on FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) workers - Wall Street brokers conducting business in small offices - The Indians' lobbying in Congress - The Louisiana State inheritance situation (likely referencing Huey Long's political machine) - Proposed radio tax legislation - Boston's restrictions on racing dogs in baseball parks - The replacement of used-car lots with baseball games The satirical tone criticizes New Deal spending and government expansion during the Depression era. The cartoon itself appears to be a domestic humor piece unrelated to the editorial commentary, suggesting this is a typical Judge magazine layout mixing political commentary with general jokes.
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Jack Snurtiewoxtn, Editor Pare Lorentz Teo Suane, Associate ELL, the government seems to be getting along all right ex- cept that everybody's been accused of spending the FERA funds except the FERA workers. T to show how things are go- ing in Wall Street these da most of the brokers are doing bu: ness in tiny offices hardly big enough to swing a deal. ND the Indians, we understand, have hired a lobbyist in. Wash- ington to fight any suggestion in Con- CODE gress that the country be given back to them. ELL, anyway, the meek have inherited the State of Louisi- ana. LTHOUGH we're not in favor of the Townsend plan, we think it would make listening to the radio more enjoyable if jokes more than sixty years old were pensioned off. “Well! Well! Speak of the devil—” HE trouble with owning own home is that, though you can laugh at landlords, you can’t even smile at the tax collector. your OSTON won't have racing di in its baseball parks. Fans hoping, that this season there will be some baseball players there, re however, ND we can remember ‘way back when there were baseball gam in every vacant lot, instead of used- car sales. Jover, April, 193$. Volume 108 Wh Morris, Ill. "Editorial and executive office: Morris, Ill, under act of March 3, 1879, $2.50; 1Se a copy. Fred I. Treasurer. Copyrighted Rogan, President and Trea Particular attention is called to the fact that every article shed monthly by Judge Magazine, Inc. New York N. %, Entered as Si 35 in the U.S. and Great Britain; rer; Jack Shuttleworth, Vice President Copyright Law of 3 Publication office, 404 North Wesley Ave., Mount cond-Class Matter, J M an! 4 picture appearing in Juvce is protected under the provisions of Section 3 of the US. sly 26, 1933, at the Post Office at tion rate $1.50 a year; Canada and fi fount cien, C. Fisher, Secretary; Sadie M. Nilan, Assistant comicbooks.com