Judge — May 6, 1922 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "The Loose-Leaf System" - Judge Magazine, May 6, 1922 This cartoon by Charles A. Winter satirizes the "loose-leaf system"—a business filing method popular in the early 20th century that used removable pages in binders rather than bound books. The image depicts a woman in 1920s fashion striking a suggestive pose against a large moon. The satire appears to be a double entendre: just as the loose-leaf system allowed pages to be easily removed and rearranged, the cartoon implies a woman using this "system" can similarly change her appearance or presentation—swapping out different "pages" of herself. The joke relies on period humor about women's changing social roles and the era's fascination with modern business efficiency applied to human relationships or appearance.