Judge — December 8, 1928 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a multi-panel satirical cartoon titled "Laughs from the Shows." The top panel depicts a wealthy man in formal attire dismissing a woman's complaint about his sitting in the House of Lords despite being dead—he says "they let him sit there anyway," suggesting aristocratic privilege supersedes mortality itself. The lower panels feature society figures making cynical observations about materialism and social climbing: one boasts of "big outdoor advertising," another of leading a "healthy business life." The final panel references "The Empty Mail" or similar, connecting to Christmas themes and loneliness. The satire critiques upper-class pretension, the superficiality of wealth-based status, and the hollowness of materialistic pursuits, particularly during the holiday season. The artwork style and social commentary are typical of Judge's early-20th-century satirical approach to elite American society. The specific political figures or events referenced are unclear from the OCR text.