Judge, 1897-11-13 · page 7 of 16
Judge — November 13, 1897 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century American social attitudes: **"Reflections of a Spinster"** offers cynical observations on romance and women's constancy, reflecting period anxieties about unmarried women. **"Eminently Correct"** mocks college women's education, suggesting intellectual women are ridiculous—a female student wears flowers in her hair while discussing serious matters. **"In the Suburbs"** depicts working-class men seeking a clergyman to referee a dogfight, satirizing both rural/working-class culture and clergy irrelevance. **"Ready at All Times"** and **"Generous"** are brief domestic humor pieces about misers and poor dinner guests. **"A Clerical Outbreak"** shows a Black pastor complaining about low church attendance, using heavy dialect. The satire targets both sparse congregations and, through caricature and dialect, reflects the magazine's racial stereotyping common to that era. The overall page exemplifies Judge's satirical approach: mocking women's ambitions, working-class behavior, and religious hypocrisy through sharp social commentary and offensive caricature.
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REFLECTIONS OF A SPINSTER F ae OVE is the heart in ase : ma ti | blossom. | The man in love i it } with himself need q | VA fear no woman as a ‘ SS y E If genius could write legibly it would not always be misun- derstood. Many a woman thinks her ideal is broken when it is only sprained. Philosophers laugh at woman's fickleness, but her constancy, when once awakened, endures beyond life and death, and even beyond be- trayal. severue keep. EMINENTLY CORRECT. Lod mpi AT ONE of the large eastern colleges VERY REVEREND (at fable, who is fixing up his Sunday sermon)—'* Well, my good men, what do you want?” for women some five or six of the Burcu Casny (spokesman)—'* Yer see, boss, we knows you're a man o' good standin’, an’ also a man o' good . _ judgin’, so we've cum ter hav yer referee a ‘mix-up’ ‘tween dis bull-pup an’ Teddy the Mush, in which "The sae oni are around thie? con Mush "calk'lates ter pat de dog out o' birness in ten minnits. We Avot we kin trust yer ter do de square ving genial tea-kettle. yy bote parties !” of them, a handsome brunette, was fasten- READY AT ALL ing a few sprays of y q TIMES. that pretty flower call- ed “Dutchman's Ss ee breeches” among her Rs, a "g Be dark curls. A_pink- Y : ME”; ras a 2 diy vantage and-white blonde with ‘ Hi a y asking -him to stay demure blue eyes, who y, ’ to Boner ial busi- fap to 4 ness clothes?” was expecting to re- g ON ji ceive her degree in a , 7: Sas “No, auntie. Jack few weeks, spoke to i \ is one of the most ex- the girl on her right. | i \ f temporaneous diners I * Spring’ ts: really | ever knew. here, Kitty,” she said j ens } 4 “Just see the Dutch- ‘ y \ wl GENEROUS. man’s trousers Emma \ / Jones —“ Hullo, is putting in her hair.” Bones! on your way Z . home? Going to take Quizzer —" Has PU] if } the cable up?” Jones a happy home- | y Bones—“Yes; life?” VAY but I'll put it down Guyer—"Yes; again — the company he's away most of the might need it, you know.” 3 hbo af A CLERICAL OUTBREAK. PARSON JOUNSON (indignantly)—"* Salvation ’s free! I sees on'y two pussons at chu'ch dis mawnin’, an’ one ob dem's asleep. Salvation's free! Ef sal- vation on’y had a price on it, so’s I could mark it down a few cents ‘casionally on bargain Sundays, fings would be diffrent ; but I sees on'y two pussons present dis mawnin’, an’ one ob dems asleep. Salvation 's free !" comicbooks.com