Judge — July 24, 1926 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two unrelated satirical cartoons: **Top cartoon:** A rural scene where a neighbor discovers someone ("this hoe") lying in a field. The joke plays on the double meaning of "hoe" (the garden tool vs. derogatory slang), with the neighbor suggesting the prone figure should "get out of payin'" for whatever transgression occurred. **Bottom cartoon:** A young father, discovering a burglar in his home at night, demands the thief stay and help walk his crying baby. The satire targets the exhausting reality of infant care—the father uses the burglar's presence as an opportunity to force someone else to deal with nighttime baby duty, treating crime as secondary to parental desperation. Both cartoons use exaggeration and unexpected reversals to mock domestic life and social situations of the era.