Judge — June 10, 1916 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "A Tennis Racket" (Judge, June 10, 1916) This illustration by Mary Lane McMillan depicts a couple on a park bench with a small dog between them. The title "A Tennis Racket" is a pun—rather than discussing the sport, it refers to a romantic or domestic "racket" (commotion/situation). The cartoon appears to satirize early 20th-century courtship dynamics. The man and woman's body language suggests tension or awkwardness, with the woman looking away while the man gazes toward her. The small dog serves as an awkward third party, possibly commenting on the complications of romance or the intrusion of domestic life into courtship. The humor targets contemporary social attitudes about relationships and public displays of affection during the Progressive Era.