Judge — November 23, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"Their Thanksgiving Scheme"** depicts a landlady (Mrs. Skinnem) haggling with a tenant (John) about Thanksgiving dinner provisions. The satire mocks working-class financial anxiety and landlord-tenant tensions—the landlady refuses to provide traditional turkey and pudding, offering instead a meager twenty-pound turkey and mammoth bread-pudding while demanding rent payment. **Other sections** include brief humorous dialogues ("The Reason," "A Small Octopus," "Indifferent") offering social commentary through exaggerated situations—criticizing New England etiquette, political ambition, and marital dynamics. The cartoons illustrate these domestic and social scenarios with period-appropriate clothing and settings, appealing to readers through relatable class-based humor and domestic absurdity rather than specific political references.