Judge — November 19, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons about traffic and driving etiquette. **Top cartoon:** Shows a collision between a horse-drawn truck and an early automobile. The truck driver insults the motorist as "four-eyed, frog-faced, shriveled up little cockroach," while the father figure dismisses such rudeness, saying he doesn't mind "a little good-natured kidding." **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts what appears to be a traffic court or judicial scene. A judge, surrounded by other officials or court attendees, comments that he's "a good thing I ain't quick-tempered" because a small child is literally under his feet. Both cartoons satirize the social tensions of the early automotive era—mocking the antagonism between traditional horse-transport users and new motorists, while also commenting on chaotic urban traffic conditions and inadequate traffic regulation.