Judge, 1901-08-24 · page 5 of 16
Judge — August 24, 1901 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains six unrelated comic sketches typical of Judge's satirical humor, targeting gender roles, class dynamics, and domestic life around the early 1900s. **"Her In-Vest-igations"** mocks women's supposed ignorance of economics by having a woman smugly reveal she understands labor and capital through finding loose change in her husband's pockets—implying wives are only interested in petty theft from their spouses. **"Her Grief Was Great"** jokes about vanity: a husband insults his wife's expensive new hat by calling it by an unflattering name (likely referencing a painting style), causing her emotional devastation. **"All He Knew"** satirizes both Sunday-school education and possibly the Spanish-American War figure Admiral Schley, with a child conflating biblical strength with naval violence. The remaining sketches use similar domestic humor: wives deceiving husbands about wine, servants misunderstanding instructions, and workers finding unexpected uses for broken items. The overall tone reflects period attitudes toward women's intelligence and class hierarchies.
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