Judge — January 14, 1928 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical cartoons mocking contemporary social trends. The top cartoon ridicules "athletic sons"—young men who seek publicity for misbehavior, calling newspapers to report when their fathers discipline them, treating paternal punishment as a "sport item" worthy of news coverage. The bottom cartoon satirizes wives comparing their husbands' ailments. One woman boasts her husband is a hypochondriac (imaginary illnesses), while the other counters hers is an "Elk" and an "All-Redman of the World"—likely references to fraternal lodge memberships. The joke suggests wives regard their husbands' excessive club involvement as equally tedious as hypochondria. Both cartoons reflect Judge magazine's typical targets: masculine vanity, attention-seeking behavior, and the perceived absurdities of American social clubs and masculine self-importance in the early 20th century.