Judge, 1898-09-17 · page 4 of 16
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct sections satirizing early 20th-century American social and political issues: **"Not On the Bills"** features Mrs. Lamb, a women's suffrage advocate elected to a board of directors. The satire mocks her activism, suggesting her commitment to reform causes conflicts with her domestic duties—a common anti-suffrage argument of the era. **"Not So Bad"** and **"Had Passed It"** briefly discuss war expenses and Chicago's economic future, appearing to reference post-WWI fiscal concerns. **Bottom cartoons** labeled "Mutual Greetings" and "No Cause for Complaint" use anthropomorphized animals (goats) making puns about their nature—simple visual humor typical of Judge's comedic filler. The overall page reflects early 1900s anxieties about women's political participation and post-war economic adjustment.
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NOT ON THE.BILLS. KS. LAMB was enthusiastic. She had been elected a member of the board of directors of the women’s emancipation and reform as- sociation, and the accompanying halo of de- light and ecstasy fairly overcame her. “To think,” she mentally exclaimed in a burst of righteous indignation, as she jour- neyed homeward from the second meeting, about nine-thirty in the evening, “of the years I have slaved and drudged and sat up of nights waiting for Mr. Lamb to conclude his down-town labors—at the club — when I should have been pointing my patient, down-trodden sisters toward our noble goal.” Reaching the house, the good woman was admitted vy the domestic, who imme- diately retired. ‘ Mrs, Lamb seated her- .¢ self near a gas-jet and pro- “yi ceeded to assimilate a few | pages of parliamentary law. At ten o'clock she tip. ° 220: VEN fy e667 JET See i 7 toed to the front door and Fie 5 \ listened. oes Photo. copyright by B.J. Fath, 18. A, At ten-thirty she again JUDGE'S FAVORITES looked out into the: stilly BELLE GOLD, night. What réle it was you played so well - Tean € recall Us minute, i Sere re stb ts Recause—as I may frankly tell— gan to fuss. “ Philip was later than usual.” Eleven-thirty, and no sounds of footsteps on the walk. Mrs, Lamb fumed and fidgeted ; “ it was altogether out of reason for Philip to keep such hours.” At midnight Mrs. Lamb arose and spoke aloud. It was an outrage to keep a woman up until such an hour, waiting for a lazy, loafing man. There would be a change in the schedule time of arrivals, or there would be a bolt on the inside of the front door. It was high time the women of America aroused themselves, called a halt on abuses and declared war. Turning down the gas, Mrs. NOT SO BAD. AVIE had fought and re- ceived several wounds, which his mother was grimly dressing with court-plaster. Those are the stamps showin’ that I've paid my war tax, ain't’ they, mamma? said, And the work went on less grimly. he HAD PASSED IT. Winn D. City —“ Yes, sir, Chicago has a great future be- Lamb wearily sought her apart- ments, still thinking audibly. Arrived at the chamber, her flesh crept and her hair rose as in the dim light she detected the outlines of a person in bed. It was Mr, Lamb, fore it Phil A. Delphy—" Wit bas been advancing at as rapid a rate as some of its citizens claim, one would naturally suppose that it bad got its future behind it by this time.” MUTUAL GREETIN ‘THE Goat—"' Hello, Murphy ! you horny-handed son of toil.” THE MAN—"* Hello, Billy! you horny-headed son of a goat.” HE most glaring faults of others are usually our own. “Say, didn't you see this sign ?” ** Well, who's on the grass 2” comicbooks.com