Judge — July 10, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top cartoon**: A reckless motorist has hit a pedestrian in a village. The joke satirizes early automobiles' danger to pedestrians—so many village residents have been struck by cars that "the oldest inhabitant" is now someone very young (this being the fifth victim that year). The cartoon mocks both the hazards of early motoring and rural communities' vulnerability to this new technology. **Bottom cartoon**: A burglar confronts someone inside a home. The homeowner complains the burglary is annoying him because he's been ill and irritable. The dark humor suggests the burglar's crime is merely an inconvenience to an already grumpy, sickly person—inverting who should be distressed in this scenario. Both cartoons use absurdist humor typical of Judge's satirical style, with the second notably focusing on an everyman's petty complaint superseding the actual crime occurring.