Judge, 1926-09-25 · page 28 of 36
Judge — September 25, 1926 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes advertisements with three humor cartoons, all reflecting 1920s social anxieties. **The cartoons satirize:** 1. **"Oo broke the winder, Charlie?"** – A child's domestic scene poking fun at parental discipline and blame-shifting between spouses. 2. **"Speed Fiend"** – Mocks reckless motorists and traffic enforcement. The driver instructs his passenger to jump out and *pretend* to push the car to avoid a police speed trap—satirizing both dangerous speeding and the dishonesty drivers used to evade cops. 3. **"We've knocked a man down"** – The darkest joke: callous wealthy motorists hit a pedestrian but don't stop, planning instead to read about it in newspapers later. This reflects genuine public outrage over hit-and-run incidents involving automobiles—a new and deadly technology causing social tension between classes. **Context:** These cartoons express period concerns about automobiles as reckless, destructive machines driven by the indifferent wealthy, and the inadequacy of law enforcement to control them.
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