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This page from Judge contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Reflections of a Spinster"** offers cynical observations on marriage and courtship—bachelors warn that married men are unfaithful, proposals should happen before noon to avoid fewer weddings, and marriage means different things to men versus women. **The cartoons illustrate specific jokes**: One shows a thin man beneath a large figure, captioned about living in a flat. Another depicts two spinsters (Miss Hetty and Miss Mehitable Grigsby) mishearing a census taker as a plumber asking about "bursts," replying cheerfully about plumbing problems. **"The Thorn in the Rose"** jokes about French wine scarcity and pricing. **"City Duster"** features a bear recognizing a former zoo visitor. The humor relies on wordplay, misunderstandings, and gentle social commentary about urban life, domestic situations, and courtship—typical Judge fare of the era.

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