Judge — September 26, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two domestic humor cartoons typical of early-20th-century Judge magazine. **Top cartoon:** A man watches a woman baking biscuits, commenting that they're not as tough as her previous ones—a joke about her improving (or remaining poor) cooking skills. **Bottom cartoon:** A cook complains to her employer that silverware has been stolen just after she finished cleaning it. The humor plays on the irony of theft occurring immediately after the laborious task of polishing silver—a common servant complaint about household management. Both cartoons satirize domestic life and class relationships between employers and servants, reflecting the magazine's focus on middle-class anxieties and household humor. The drawings use exaggerated facial expressions typical of the period's cartooning style.