Judge — October 6, 1923 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a humorous illustrated scene of a chaotic children's sporting event or playground, titled "Sporting Extra," referencing a football game between Hale and Harvard where "Hale was having a walk-away up to the last quarter, when Yarvard got their goal." Below the illustration are three separate joke exchanges between female characters (Ann and Nan): 1. A play on the phrase "apple of his eye"—the fiancé is a doctor, so he likely meant she's the "apple" anatomically. 2. A joke about a husband making noise at night ("barking his shins"—presumably stumbling painfully in the dark). 3. Social commentary: May is "conventional" because she still smokes cigarettes—implying that smoking was becoming unfashionable or that conventionality was shifting regarding women's habits. The satire appears gentle, targeting romantic misunderstandings and evolving social norms around women's behavior in the early 20th century. The specific date and artist signature ("Shanus") are visible but the historical context remains unclear from the page alone.