Judge — July 10, 1920 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a satirical calendar comic mocking American social and political pretensions during the post-WWI era (circa 1920s). The chart presents daily vacation activities alongside historical or current-event commentary: **Key References:** - **July 4th**: Mocks the Declaration of Independence against actual inequality - **July 12th**: References a real 1919 export scandal—a chamber of commerce shipping "flesh-colored liquid rouge" to Africa, satirizing American commercialism - **July 18th**: Jokes about labor unions and non-union butchers (post-Red Scare anxieties) - **July 20th**: References the 1848 First Women's Rights Convention - **July 26th**: Appears to reference Cole M. House's 1856 birth - **July 27th**: References the 1813 Creek Indian War The cartoon's humor lies in juxtaposing lofty American ideals (independence, women's rights) with petty modern complaints (cooking, social embarrassment, shopping). It critiques both inefficiency and hypocrisy in American life.