Judge, 1922-09-09 · page 6 of 36
Judge — September 9, 1922 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# "Jim and Etty's" - A Home Plan Satire This page features an architectural floor plan titled "Plans by Jim" alongside an article called "Your Dollar" by Gardner Rea. The cartoon satirizes impractical home-building advice. A sketched figure (likely representing the fictional "Jim") poses confidently beside an elaborate floor plan including a bowling alley, billiard room, card room, and numerous luxurious features—clearly absurd for average homeowners. The accompanying article mocks the disconnect between architectural ideals and financial reality, arguing that elaborate house plans ignore practical costs. The satire suggests that home-design experts and magazines promote unrealistic visions of domesticity that ordinary people cannot afford, making their dollar-building advice fundamentally flawed and out of touch with actual working families' circumstances.
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