Judge — September 9, 1922 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "The House That Jack Built" This Judge magazine cover from September 9, 1922, illustrates the nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built" through a home construction scene. A couple examines their new house while surrounded by building materials, tools, and debris. The title references the famous cumulative nursery rhyme where each verse adds elements to a structure. The satire likely comments on post-WWI housing challenges or the costs of homeownership during the 1920s—evident from the scattered, chaotic materials surrounding the couple. The subtitle indicates this connects to "Leslie's Weekly," suggesting cross-publication content. Without additional context, the specific social commentary remains unclear, though it appears to mock the complications of building or affording one's own home during this period.