Judge — September 5, 1925 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a merchant or shopkeeper displaying wares to a customer, with the caption "School Supplies." The image appears to satirize inflated pricing or poor quality of school materials. The central figure—a rotund businessman in a heavy coat—presents various bottles and containers (likely ink, paste, or other supplies) alongside coffins stacked in the background. The coffins suggest the supplies are either worthless, dangerous, or that purchasing them amounts to financial death for families. The well-dressed customer observes this questionable merchandise with apparent skepticism. The satire likely critiques either merchant price-gouging on school supplies, the poor quality of available materials, or broader economic concerns affecting working families trying to afford children's education during the magazine's era (appears to be early 20th century).