Judge — March 8, 1924 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "His Master's Voice" This is a visual pun on the famous "His Master's Voice" trademark—originally depicting a dog listening to a phonograph, used by the Victor Talking Machine Company. Here, the dog hears various sounds from the speaker ("E-E-E-E LOW! POP-BING! WHEE! ZZZZZ ING!")—likely representing confusing or nonsensical political rhetoric or noise from public figures. The cartoon satirizes how people uncritically accept whatever they hear from authority figures or media, much like the obedient dog in the original trademark. By 1924, this would likely mock contemporary political speech or propaganda—the dog represents the gullible public faithfully absorbing whatever "masters" broadcast to them, regardless of actual sense or truth.