Judge, 1936-10 · page 6 of 36
Judge — October 1936 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top cartoon satirizes Republican hypocrisy about unemployment. It depicts a well-dressed Republican judge sentencing someone to a $10,000 fine for counterfeiting, while the accompanying "Observation" section criticizes Republicans who claim to admire hard work and self-reliance yet drive expensive automobiles—implying they profit from the economic system while ordinary workers suffer. The "Real Heroes" section and "Minor Emergencies" list appear to be satirical commentary on American priorities and absurdities, listing trivial concerns alongside actual accomplishments. The bottom cartoon shows a figure injured by an explosion or catastrophe, with the caption "Did someone here send for a doctor?"—likely commenting on delayed or inadequate responses to crises, possibly referencing contemporary political failures.
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Real Heroes } [ R. A.C. JOHNSON of Princeton. New J } ith a stor Lc ey, who shaved himself razor dating back to 2500 Joannis gious Kalochristianakis of Spokane who did not c s name | when he acquired citizenship papers. } Mrs se Peterson of Chicago who ed her fourth divorce without ever having accepted a cent of alimony from un ex-hust Hsia Ch ng of Tientsin, China, who bowed forty thousand times to his guests at a birthday party. Albert Balbor bought a lot of six hundrec of Los Angeles who pairs of shoes, all size 14 District Atte y J. C. Welsh of Catskill, New York, who asked | 1 single question containit | hundred words and requirin; hl propound 1) Minor Emergencies pl C ASHING a personal check { A Searching for needles in a_port- { } ph. ' v tle, iy Putting up a one-man top. t Accepting a collect telegram Opening a bottle with« orkserew. Turning off a strang ra blotter Changing razor ble Hunting Reading a timetable Introducing people you know by first ly hing a personal check. name Ca F220 Weaghe> “For counterfeiting, you are fined ten thousand dollars—in real money!” Observation T’S pretty hard not to notice that the Republicans who profess t around in the biggest and shiniest automobiles. greatest admiration for the horse and buggy days drive And America might have been even more successful in the Olympic games if we had only had the forethought to introduce form of competition in the art of holding the bag The Greeks have a word tor it; the French have a demonstration ts but the Americans always have a tax for it And there's ¢ se than being unemployed ina family where nobody is working. that's being: unemployed ina An American millionaire is having a chateaus shipped) from are doing the job. mentators who have Simile: Chattered like a group of radio cot © magician, is off 1,000 for a genuine there seems t little real future tor the taxpayer Giving sixty $200 a month would develop t got the $200 a month, the people whe carned it and gave it to them and the people who took it away from them “Did someone here send for a doctor?” comicbooks.com