Judge — April 28, 1917 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The page contains three satirical pieces: **"Intelligence"** (top cartoon): Shows two seated figures observing a dog, likely mocking someone's poor judgment or gullibility. The humor relies on visual irony. **"Big Town Sayings"** (middle text): A brief essay by Arthur Chapman satirizing urban attitudes about farm life, specifically the misconception that farms are unprofitable. Chapman suggests wealthy townspeople wrongly believe farmers can't succeed financially—a commentary on class prejudice and rural-urban disconnect. **Three short dialogue jokes** ("Filling the Bill," "Run to Earth"): Quick quips featuring Sherlock Holmes and Watson characters, typical of Judge's humor format—wordplay and absurdist scenarios. The overall page reflects early 20th-century American satirical magazine conventions: mixing visual cartoons with brief satirical essays and jokes targeting social pretension and urban-rural misunderstandings.