Judge, 1899-12-09 · page 12 of 16
Judge — December 9, 1899 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page features a satirical poem-cartoon about gender politics and female power, likely from the early 1900s when women's workplace entry was debated. **The Main Satire:** The poem argues that despite women potentially entering traditionally male spheres of work and influence—diplomacy, politics, and industry—their true power lies in something allegedly more fundamental: feminine charm and "the smile." The speaker claims that regardless of male achievement in ending wars, tyranny, or poverty, men will always "pay tribute" to attractive women. **The Point:** This is anti-feminist satire. Rather than celebrating or fearing female political/economic advancement, it dismisses women's potential authority by reducing their actual influence to mere superficial attractiveness. It's a backhanded insult disguised as flattery—women's "real" power isn't intellect or capability but rather romantic appeal. **Context:** This reflects early-20th-century anxieties about changing gender roles, using humor to trivialize female ambition by suggesting biological/social determinism would prevail regardless. The page is otherwise filled with period advertisements (chocolates, clothing, hosiery).
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THE LADY WITH THE SMILE. Shall woman come to drive man from his place And toil where he is laboring to-day? Shall he at length retire in disgrace ‘To scrub and cook and clear the plates| away? | Ab, whatever the result, at last maybe “There is one who is in power all the while | Who will never cease from ruling you and me— The charming little woman with the smile, The woman may be noble and her mind May be a mine of lore withal who ne'er Lets the man who gazes at her visage find The shadow of a simper lurking there ; But however good or gracious she may be There's another to eclipse her all the while, And the,one who comes it over you and me Is the foolish one who has the winning smile. Oh, the diplomats may bring us lasting peace : ? ‘The use of Van Houten's Cocoa as a daily beverage in family life is continually increasing, Why? The explanation is simple enough. Because the highest Medical Authorities recommend it more and more, and because experience teaches that Van Houten’s Cocoa ought to be chosen before all other drinks. It is refreshing and strengthening, without the pernicious after- effects peculiar to Tea and Coffee, It is a good nourisher and flesh-former. In addition, Van Houten’s Cocoa is not expensive, as a 1-Ib. tin will farnish from 100 to 120 cups. You cannot take ber is asking For another box of Whitman's good and. pare: Whitman’s Chocolates and Confections too much of this healthy, easily-digestible drink; and even after the fullest use, the flavor never palls on the taste, but comes both fresh and refreshing. ‘They may stop the cruel wars on land and sea; The bloodshed and the tyranny may cease, —_| They may set the last benighted vassal free ; But in spite of all diplomacy may do, HAVE YOU TRIED ‘And in spite of man’s world wisdom and his guile, VAN HOUTEN’S Eating CHOCOLATE? He will never cease from paying tribute to ‘The captivating lady with the smile. Chicago Times-Heral, STEPHEN P. WHITMAN & SON, ‘ane hid /e—"" It must be horrible to be buried alive Philadetphia. She—"' Well, it’s no joke to be buried dead, either."—Cornell Widow. THAT WILL CUT and HOLD AN EDGE Y SUITS PRESSED’ 50% New York: Heo Dreadeay: Brooklyn: 504 Fulton 8t, Hoston: 169 Tremont &t, Philadetphia: _ 924 Chestnut 8 Instruments, Drama, Uniforms ~ .- Hibsbotion yp for cutaloe sas — = tle'and Instructions for lew Bane. x lL) HEALY, < 5 Adame bt, CHICAGO. * Kodak Effects” is the title of a beautifully illustrated little booklet showing some of the work that can be accomplished with a Kodak which the Eastman Kodak Company, Roches- | ter, N. Y., is sending out free on application. Some of the cloud effects shown mark a dis- tinct advance in film photography. WANTED EVERYWHERE YPSITANT HEALTH UNDERWEAR A COLLECTION OF a Stanlaws’s Pictures| of the American Girl, artistically printed on plate paper and tastefully bound in an illu- minated cover, Sold by your bookseller, by all hotel news-stands, and by the boy on the train, YOU WANT IT. HOSIERY For MEN, LADIES, CHILDREN Fits Like a Glove, Never Loses its Shape. Out- wenrs several ordinary hoslery. Colors guaranteed. Sold Everywhere. 25 CENTS A PAIR Trade-Mark Stamped on Each Pair If your dealer does not sell it send us his name and 25 cents for sample pair, postpaid. Booklet, which tells why. Wayne Knit Matchless Hosiery is superior to all other kinds, sent FREE. WAYNE KNITTING MILLS, Fort Wayne, Ind. SEND FOR BOOKLET TO HAY & TODD MFG.CO. YPSILANTILMICH Of all marvelous things perhaps there is nothing that angels behold with such supreme astonishment asa proud man.— Colton. ca tbany caret tothe Spon receipt of pric. ¢ Bish the fuser ‘The POMONA COMPANY, 1181-1183 Broadway, New Yor’. BUSINESS IS GOOD ON ‘THE PACIFIC SLOPE. | THE WASP, | 513 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. ‘The oldest colored cartoon paper in the United States. A weekly journal of exceptional value to advertisers, having a circulation of 24,000 copies. SEND FOR A RATE CARD. — PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND Desiring paper of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the papers used in LITHOGRAPHERs _ the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. comicbooks.com