Judge — May 14, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine page contains multiple satirical comic strips mocking various topics: **Top strip ("Lucky"):** A bust labeled "Lucky" and a man discussing Julius Caesar as a "great promoter" who "bust" now—likely satirizing a contemporary political or business figure compared unfavorably to Caesar. **"Chicago" strip:** A woman avoids a judge, claiming she needs her summer clothes ready, not wanting adjournment. This appears to satirize court delays or judicial inefficiency. **Lower left:** A dialogue about "in vino veritas" (Latin: "in wine, truth") and fashion terminology—mocking pretentious vocabulary usage among the upper classes. **Right panels:** Jokes about tree-shaping and golf club scheduling, seemingly absurdist humor about the leisure class's priorities. The overall theme targets pompous language, legal incompetence, and wealthy society's trivial concerns—typical Judge magazine satire of American social pretension and institutional folly.