Judge — June 19, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# "Embarrassing Moments" - Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This is a humorous two-panel cartoon titled "Embarrassing Moments," with a subtitle referencing "be nonchalant... light a DEITIES CIGARETTE." The left panel shows a man attempting to light a cigarette while surrounded by fire—apparently he's accidentally set something ablaze. A package of "Deities Cigarettes" floats above. The right panel depicts the same or similar scenario: a man at a window above while passersby below react with alarm and distress to the chaos. The satire appears to mock both cigarette advertising and the notion of maintaining composure ("be nonchalant") in ridiculous situations. The joke suggests that smoking Deities cigarettes leads to embarrassing disasters, undercutting typical cigarette ads that promoted sophistication and coolness. It's satirizing both consumer culture and masculine posturing of the 1920s era.