Judge — March 8, 1924 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes male infidelity and distraction. A well-dressed man in a bowler hat sits with a nude female figure (labeled "Artemis," suggesting classical beauty or desire) draped across his lap. Rather than attending to her, he's absorbed in eating lunch from a box, appearing indifferent to her seductive pose and advances. The caption reads: "The Gardener (at lunch)—Doggone it, now! Maggie's went and forgot to put in any liverwurst!" The joke mocks masculine priorities: even faced with romantic temptation, the man prioritizes food—specifically a missing liverwurst sandwich that his wife Maggie forgot to pack. This reflects early 20th-century humor about domestic life, male appetites (both literal and figurative), and marriage's mundane realities undermining romance and passion.