Judge — July 4, 1925 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Shopworn" This illustration depicts a street vendor operating a small shop window display, likely selling clothing or textiles. A price sign reading "TODAY 75¢ to $1.50 EACH" is prominently displayed. The cartoon satirizes the practice of selling damaged or worn merchandise—hence "shopworn"—at supposedly discounted prices. The vendor appears to be arranging or displaying goods that look shabby or of questionable quality, suggesting the merchandise may not be the bargain it claims. The satire likely critiques deceptive retail practices: merchants passing off inferior or worn items as deals to unsuspecting customers. The detailed rendering of the window display and the merchant's posture emphasizes the con inherent in the transaction.