Judge, 1920-06-12 · page 18 of 36
Judge — June 12, 1920 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a satirical calendar page titled "Just to Help You Remember The Day On Which..." Each numbered panel references a specific historical event from 1919-1920: **Key references include:** - Panel 6: A doctor's prescription labeled "Advertising" (likely mocking patent medicines) - Panel 8: "Gangway" with a Republican Convention reference to Chicago - Panel 14: "Flag Day" with patriotic imagery - Panel 20: "Educational" featuring a steamship (appears to reference naval/maritime themes) - Panel 27: A car "runs fine all week but just when you really want it" (mechanical reliability humor) - Panel 28: "Democratic Convention—San Francisco" (political event satire) - Panel 29: "Brothers Home from College" with dialogue "Well, when are you going to work?" (post-WWI social commentary on youth employment) The overall satire lampoons contemporary American life: political conventions, consumer products, education, and returning soldiers/young people facing employment pressures during the post-war period.
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