Judge — August 21, 1926 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page collects four separate editorial cartoons satirizing early 20th-century American business and social practices. The top panel mocks meatpacking industry practices, with a formal dinner where a businessman boasts about selling "the best meat customer in the business" and designing "fancier pants for lamb chops"—likely criticizing deceptive marketing of questionable meat products. The second cartoon appears to reference a boxing/sporting business with poor financial returns ("absolutely bankrupted"). The third depicts two figures discussing a girl who "knows all the dives"—likely satirizing loose morality or questionable entertainment venues. The final panel titled "Con Burn!" shows apparent violent chaos, though its specific reference is unclear from the visible text. The overall theme appears to be exposing fraud, deception, and corruption in American commerce and entertainment. The cartoonist(s) names are partially visible but difficult to read with certainty.