Judge — February 16, 1924 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two unrelated satirical sketches: **Top cartoon:** Shows a soda fountain clerk serving drinks to well-dressed patrons during rush hour. The caption jokes that he's serving "a former member of the profession"—likely referring to a lawyer or doctor now reduced to working as a soda clerk, reflecting economic hardship or professional decline. The humor targets class anxiety and downward mobility among educated workers. **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts Mr. Plainfield missing his usual train. The caption notes he "just manages to leap on the rear platform of the last car of the 7:45" but "this morning he was a trifle early"—implying he arrived so early he had no dramatic last-second scramble. This is gentle humor about commuter routine and habitual behavior. Both sketches reflect early 20th-century urban American life.