Judge — October 9, 1920 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine - October 9, 1920 This cartoon satirizes **Prohibition**, which had just been ratified (18th Amendment, January 1920). The image shows a stern woman labeled "PROHIBITION" standing over a man at a table with alcohol bottles and a glass. The title "Happy Though Married" suggests the joke: the man is now "married" to Prohibition as an unwanted spouse he must obey. The woman's authoritarian posture and the man's resigned expression mock how Prohibition was being enforced as a restrictive, joyless regulation. The setup presents alcohol consumption as a "forbidden pleasure," with Prohibition personified as a domineering authority figure. The satire criticizes the law's invasive control over personal behavior and leisure—a common Judge magazine critique of early Prohibition enforcement.