Judge — August 30, 1919 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "A Plane Case" - Judge Magazine, August 30, 1919 This illustration by Eona L. Crompston depicts two figures in an airplane cockpit, subtitled "A Plane Case." The page header indicates this is the "Fourth of Gelett Burgess' Satires on the Prevailing Sex Story"—suggesting the content mocks popular romantic narratives of the era. The cartoon likely satirizes the contemporary fascination with aviation as a modern, daring backdrop for romance. The intimate positioning of the two figures in the cramped cockpit space plays on "prevailing sex story" tropes—the juxtaposition of cutting-edge technology with conventional romantic clichés. The title puns on "plane" versus "plain," suggesting the absurdity of staging romance in such an impractical setting.