Judge — July 15, 1922 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This cartoon by Clive Wedd satirizes the return of the "growler"—a term for a cheap bucket of beer sold by saloons, typically carried home by working-class customers. The caption suggests this is imagined as a future scenario ("19——?"), implying prohibition-era anxieties. The scene depicts a crowded street where a large woman in the center appears delighted or surprised, surrounded by various working-class figures. The satire likely mocks either: (1) the potential social chaos if growlers returned after prohibition ended, or (2) working-class enthusiasm for cheap beer's reappearance. The cartoon reflects Judge magazine's perspective on alcohol regulation and class dynamics during America's prohibition debate, using exaggerated caricature to comment on lower-class drinking culture and urban life.