Judge, 1920-05-08 · page 5 of 36
Judge — May 8, 1920 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis The cartoon depicts a farmer confronting what appears to be a city person (likely a farm hand or worker) about a cow. The farmer says, "Well, she don't ye milk yet?" and the worker responds, "Why, I can't make her sit down on th' milk stool!" **The satire**: This is a humorous commentary on the incompetence of city dwellers attempting rural farm work. The joke relies on the absurdity of the worker's excuse—implying the cow won't cooperate or that the worker lacks basic farming knowledge. It's mocking the disconnect between urban and rural life, a common theme in early 20th-century American humor. The broader page content—"A Catalogue of Feline Frivols" by Carolyn Wells—suggests this issue focused on lighthearted domestic humor and domestic situations rather than hard political satire.
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