Judge, 1901-12-07 · page 4 of 16
Judge — December 7, 1901 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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**"Judge's Favorites"** features Miss Elsie Ferguson from "The Liberty Belles," a theatrical production. The accompanying verse is light social commentary about her appearance and charm. **"Bound to Complain"** depicts a farmer grumbling despite abundant harvests—corn, wheat, oats, and fruit all thriving. His wife bore twins, yet he still complains about thunder and weather. The satire mocks chronic complainers: people blessed with prosperity who focus obsessively on minor grievances rather than appreciating abundance. **"The Title Is the Thing"** shows a woman prioritizing a suitor's social status over character, asking whether he's a gentleman or wealthy rather than whether he'd be loving or true. This satirizes materialistic marriage values of the era. The cartoons reflect early 20th-century social attitudes regarding class consciousness, gender expectations, and character.
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BOUND TO COMPLAIN. HE farmer is a born com- plainer, and he can’t help it. Met one the other day driving a fine team of horses to a brand-new wagon. He had a farm to match, and the whole place looked pros- perous, + Well,” said I, “times are pretty good with you, I guess.” “Oh, I don't: know,” said he, as if ashamed to kick, * You've got a big crop of corn, haven't you?" I continued, * And wheat ?” * And oats?” “Ye “And fruit?” JUDGE'S FAVORITES. “Everything, in fact, MISS ELSIE FERGUSON IN “THE LIBERTY BELLES."” turned out well?” In the bevy of the Belles, WY Buxom Belles! y . You're a fairy-like front: liner, “ Then why in thunder And there's not another finer, aren't you satisfied? Why In the bunch of blithe bewitching little Belles, Belles, daa Belles, aren't. times pretty good The giggling and the wriggling Liberty Belles. with such an abundant yield THE MERRY FARMER, of all your crops 2" “Along his milky way."" “Oh, I don't know about that,” said he gloomily. “My wife had twins last (CRESUS is now spoken of as a man who was as rich week, sents), LaiPro® as Carnegie. THE TITLE IS THE THING. He—" Would you marry a forelgn nobleman ?”" No: not for love or money.” He—" Of course not: but would you marry one ?”* comicbooks.com