Judge, 1920-07-24 · page 7 of 36
Judge — July 24, 1920 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page satirizes wealthy Americans' dishonest vacation boasts. The main article mocks how people exaggerate or lie about their holidays. In the top cartoon, a shopkeeper charges 45 cents for prunes while a customer complains—the caption suggests the wealthy once scorned prunes as peasant food, but now must buy them, reversing social positions. The "If They Were Honest About Their Vacations" section features a man admitting embarrassing truths: he wasn't a real guest at an upscale resort but washed dishes; he bathed with different girls daily; the "hotel" was actually storage. His wife's sarcastic responses expose his pretense. The smaller cartoons parody similar social dishonesty—women lying about photographs, praising hats they despise. The "Paradox" jokes about Prohibition-era irony (Uncle Sam promotes temperance while a song celebrates drinking). The satire targets early 20th-century class anxiety and social climbing among the emerging middle class.
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