Judge, 1921-02-26 · page 2 of 32
Judge — February 26, 1921 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising for Judge magazine itself**, not political satire. The cartoon depicts a domestic scene where a man sits in an armchair while a woman stands nearby with raised fists, apparently exhorting him to "do something" and "find a reason" for activity. The ad's humor relies on the common domestic trope of a sedentary husband versus an energetic wife. The accompanying text promotes Judge as "The Happy Medium"—suggesting the magazine offers guilt-free humor and entertainment without requiring justification. The satire targets middle-class leisure culture: readers needn't rationalize reading Judge; it's simply "the one thing that you do...absolutely without reason." This reflects early-20th-century attitudes about entertainment, domesticity, and gender roles.
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MD SS “Ta as iD "Luther when ape fete 7 0; Bdo dB sine" ¥ y Out Peet 2 You may subscribe to Judge and no questions will be asked “Laugh and grow fat’ one of the world’s greatest dictitians has said But this is perhaps just another one of those dietetic guesses. You may or may not weigh more after laughing over a copy of Judge And, besides, perhaps you don’t want to be fat. And why hunt up reasons for laughter? Let us laugh even if it is useless. Let us laugh even if it is inefficient. Yes, let us laugh, now and then, even if it is positively harmful to our health. When you send us your subscription to Judge, you need give us no reasons. Wives may serve Judge with their hus- band’s breakfast. coffee to cure them of the morning grouch habit, for all we care. You may order Judge to make you fat or to make you thin or for no purpose at all—we ask no explanations Perhaps reading Judge is the one thing that you do, in your routined existence, that is absolutely with- out reason. ‘Then, by all means, see that you get Judge regularly In other words, subscribe and be happy. Here’s a trial subscription offer for you if you are not now on our list. JUDGE & 225 Fifth Avenue The Happy Medium New York City comicbooks.com