Judge, 1913-06-21 · page 13 of 24
Judge — June 21, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a comic strip series about cheese and egg production, titled "Clearing up some mysteries about cheese and eggs." The top grid shows sequential panels depicting industrial processes—quarrying, processing, testing, and packaging—presented as if they were film frames. The satire appears to mock industrial manufacturing by presenting everyday food production with the gravitas of serious documentary filmmaking. Below are three separate jokes: one about a child's misunderstanding of "epistle" (confusing it with "apostle's wife"), one about romantic rivalry where a suitor realizes he's preferred only because he tolerates eavesdropping, and one mocking someone's fundamental stupidity. The final note about mining stocks suggests financial concerns of the era's readership.
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