Judge — September 27, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two unrelated cartoons: **Top cartoon**: Two figures stand beside a large tree branch, observing people in the distance. The caption asks whether they should "hurry past, or offer them some chocolates?" The joke appears to reference a social encounter or meeting scenario, though the specific context is unclear from the image alone. **Bottom cartoon**: Titled "Woman of the House," depicts a domestic scene where a burglar has entered. The wife tells the burglar "It's only me, darling—yer husband," to which the woman responds indignantly: "My husband doesn't call me darling! Police!!" This joke satirizes modern marriage by suggesting the wife recognizes the intruder isn't her husband because he uses an affectionate term her actual husband never uses—implying marital coldness or distance.