Judge — September 1, 1917 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts three figures in what appears to be a tense conversation. A uniformed official (likely military or postal authority, given the formal cap) stands confronting two civilians—a man in a suit who appears anxious, hand to his face, and a woman holding a hat. The title "Rattled" and the "Notice to Reader" box above suggest this satirizes wartime regulations about handling mail or packages. The woman's nervous demeanor and the man's worried expression suggest they've been "rattled" (disturbed/caught) by official scrutiny, possibly regarding suspicious mail during WWI when censorship and security concerns were heightened. The cartoon likely mocks public anxiety over wartime restrictions.