Judge — April 3, 1920 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Cover, April 3, 1920 This cover satirizes romantic courtship customs of the era. Two figures are shown with the caption "VERY LIKELY!" beneath them—a woman in a light coat with fur collar and hat, gazing away coyly, and a man in a dark suit holding flowers, looking at her expectantly. The headline "Come, My Love, and Volt With Me!" appears to reference a dance or social activity (possibly "volt" is a dance move, though the OCR may be unclear). The satire suggests that this romantic scenario—a man offering flowers and requesting the woman's company—was an extremely common, predictable courtship ritual of 1920s dating conventions. The joke relies on the audience recognizing this as stereotypical romantic behavior.