Judge, 1907-11-23 · page 3 of 16
Judge — November 23, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several distinct pieces of humor rather than a unified political cartoon: 1. **Top cartoon**: Two fashionably dressed women by water discuss being "made of dust" and "common kind"—likely satirizing pretentious social attitudes about class distinctions. 2. **"The Cat—A Heartbreak in One Throb"**: A short story about a man's cat causing domestic conflict when he won't accept his sister, featuring his frustrated pacing and the cat's defiant behavior. This is domestic humor rather than political satire. 3. **"Casting Up Accounts"**: A brief dialogue joke about charging meals for profit and loss. 4. **"See-Saw"**: A longer humorous anecdote by Weary Walker about a woman's repetitive questioning regarding seeing wood, playing on verbal confusion and domestic miscommunication. The page is primarily **light social humor** rather than political commentary, focusing on domestic situations and class pretension typical of Judge's satirical approach.