Judge, 1924-10-04 · page 5 of 37
Judge — October 4, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of This Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** Shows a dinner party where a vegetarian husband tentatively suggests to his wife that they should eat meat occasionally, claiming he's been "shrimping" three times. The satire mocks the vegetarian movement (likely early 20th century) by portraying the husband as secretly indulging in meat while maintaining vegetarian principles—a commentary on hypocrisy within dietary reform movements. **Bottom Cartoon:** Depicts grandparents with grandchildren in a living room. One grandfather complains of feeling a draft while the other responds, "I say, I think I feel a draft." This appears to be gentle domestic humor about aging and sensitivity to cold rather than political satire. Both cartoons reflect middle-class domestic life and social trends of the era through humorous observation.
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VeGeTarian’s Huspanp (timidly)—Do you know, my dear, I really think we ought to have a bit of meat once ina while? Three times, last night, I caught myself whinnying! Granppa—What say, what? GranpMa—I says, I think I feel a draft. comicbooks.com