Judge, 1937-08 · page 9 of 37
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page, August 1937 This page contains two satirical cartoons commenting on 1930s American life and labor relations. The **top cartoon** depicts an antique dealer or shop owner showing a customer an old, worn item, with the caption "Some nasty old man will probably buy that." The satire appears to mock both wealthy collectors of worthless antiques and the salesmanship tactics used to move merchandise. The **bottom cartoon**, captioned "The district attorney always puts on quite a show!" shows what appears to be a theatrical court scene with an American flag, suggesting satire about prosecutorial grandstanding or performative justice—implying district attorneys prioritize public spectacle over genuine legal process. Both cartoons reflect 1930s skepticism toward institutions and commercialism, typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach to contemporary social issues.
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and adopt Pennsylvania Dutch as her national language. NESTLED in the rolling hills of northwestern Ohio is one of the finest and oldest law schools of that State —Ohio Northwestern University. More than a decade ago they were erecting a new building to house the law college. It was a fine structure costing slightly over $100,000. The then president of the University, and the then President of the United States belonged to the same church. So the president of the University conceived the Brilliant idea of naming the law col- lege after this President of the United States, even though he was. not an alum. nus of that institution. So, the President's name was chiseled on the building and the law school dedicated in his name. The President was Warren G. Harding. Unfortunately, this President of the United States died soon afterwards. His estate felt no moral or legal obligation to contribute any money toward this building. Subsequent events caused this ex-President’s administration to fall into disrepute because of some serious scan- dals that affected members of his cabinet. So even the bit of intrinsic value that his name once lent to the school became nil; and some ple were of the mind to chisel off the name that had been chiseled on. But nothing was done about it, and nothing will be done about it. In- stitutions cannot afford to be so-called Indian givers. So there it will continue to stand, The only college in America that is named after an individual who did not contrib- ute one cent toward its building or en. dowment. OT long ago a friend of ours moved into new offices in Al Smith’s build. ing, the Empire State, in New York. They laid his new carpet, wired up his dictagraph, and hung his sales charts on the wall; so that after three days all the decorators and carpet-layers went away, and he was able to sit at his desk in ce. He was still contemplating the splen- dor of it, when a crew of workers ap- peared. They resembled the other carpet- layers and decorators, but somehow they were different. With austere efficiency they took up the new carpet, took down the sales charts, and carried all the in- cidental decorations out into the hall. Our man, struggling to control the homicidal mania that had taken root in his brain, made inquiry. The foreman told him that the men who first decorated the office had not held union cards. The job had to be re- done by union members; just routine, and he wasn’t to fret. IN New York City, Dr. A. Maurice Stark has built a Dog Bath Club on E. 57th that will really be the bow wows. There, if your owner registers you upon payment of the proper fee, you can have a private service car call for you. Dogs exercise on the landscaped roof to August 1937 “The district attorney always puts on quite a show!” comicbooks.com