Judge — September 21, 1929 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons: **Top cartoon:** Shows wealthy socialites ("The Nouveaus") returning from summer leisure with tanned skin, timed for the opera season's opening. The satire mocks the nouveau riche—newly wealthy people displaying their status through fashionable pursuits and sun-tanned complexions (which signaled leisure and vacation travel). **Bottom cartoon:** Depicts a rural scene where someone named Joe is asked to stay for the weekend. The speaker notes this wouldn't inconvenience them much—likely satirizing either working-class hospitality or the economic strain of Depression-era visits. The nighttime farmhouse setting emphasizes rural simplicity contrasted with casual social assumptions. Both cartoons use humor to critique class dynamics and social pretension in early 20th-century America.