Judge — August 16, 1930 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two satirical cartoons by C. Russells. The **top cartoon** shows two men under a tree threatening to write their congressman because something "is going too far"—likely referring to wartime regulations or rationing. The **bottom cartoon** depicts a crowded restaurant scene where a waiter is being told patrons have "got kind of used to picnicking during the summer" and want to avoid paying the cover charge. This satirizes post-WWI economic attitudes: Americans had grown accustomed to outdoor, inexpensive wartime entertainment and were reluctant to return to pre-war restaurant expenses and formality. Both cartoons mock Americans adapting (or refusing to adapt) to post-war normalcy and expense. The humor targets consumer resistance to returning to conventional economic patterns after the war disrupted normal spending habits.