Judge, 1922-02-25 · page 8 of 36
Judge — February 25, 1922 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate satirical vignettes mocking early 20th-century domestic and social issues: **Top illustration**: A mother tells her daughter to eat heavily at a restaurant because there's no dinner at home—satirizing either poverty or parental neglect/irresponsibility. **Bottom left ("Salesmanship")**: A man gets traffic tickets intentionally because he lacks conversation skills when selling cars—mocking incompetent salesmen who compensate by creating drama. **Bottom center ("Should Be More")**: Rural domesticity is failing because cooks won't work for employers who prioritize golf over household duties—satirizing the conflict between modern leisure pursuits and traditional domestic labor. **Bottom right ("After the Divorce")**: A divorced woman claims indifference to losing child custody, suggesting she never controlled her children anyway—cynically mocking both parental responsibility and divorce outcomes. The overall tone critiques contemporary American social anxieties: economic instability, shifting gender roles, servant labor shortages, and marital discord.
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ee, Mother (to daughter)—Eat as mifch“@s-gbs8ible, Ethel. There’s nothing to speak of at home for dinner. SALESMANSHIP SHOULD BE MORE AFTER THE DIVORCE “Why is he so anxious to get fined “It is difficult to keep a cook in the “And the court has given your hus- for speeding?” country.” band control of the children.” “He considers it the one talking “Yes, indeed. So few cooks care “Oh, well, I never did have much point he lacks in selling his car!” for golf.” control over them, anyhow.”