Judge — September 3, 1927 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Collecting the Eggs" - Judge Magazine This two-panel satirical cartoon contrasts rural and urban life. The top panel, "In the Country," shows a woman and child gathering eggs from chickens around a farmyard—a straightforward, pastoral scene. The bottom panel, "In the City," depicts police collecting eggs (likely confiscated goods or illegally produced items) from urban residents near a "Black Catz" establishment and police van, with numerous people crowded around. The satire appears to mock Prohibition-era law enforcement. "Collecting eggs" is the euphemistic caption, but the city scene suggests police raids on illegal establishments. The ironic parallel—treating urban law enforcement operations as equivalent to simple rural egg-gathering—mocks either the heavyhanded police tactics or the absurdity of Prohibition enforcement in densely populated urban areas.