Judge — September 22, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Good-by Summer" - Judge Magazine, September 22, 1923 This cover cartoon depicts a young woman fleeing a pastoral summer landscape, her hat flying off as she runs. The "Keep Off the Grass" sign suggests she's escaping from a manicured, restrictive environment. The satire likely comments on the end of summer leisure and the return to social constraints. The woman's dynamic pose and lost hat convey liberation interrupted—she's breaking free from the formal restrictions of summer recreation (symbolized by "Keep Off the Grass") as the season ends. The subtitle "Danger—Explosive Laughter!" promises comedic content throughout the issue. Without additional context, the specific social critique remains somewhat ambiguous, though it appears to mock the tension between freedom and propriety in 1920s leisure culture.