Judge, 1903-01-10 · page 15 of 16
Judge — January 10, 1903 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine (early 1900s) is primarily **advertisements and brief satirical jokes** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **The Don Quixote reference**: A joke contrasts a judge questioning a boy witness about oath-taking with Don Quixote's famous windmill encounter. The satire suggests the judge is tilting at windmills—waging futile legal battles. Sancho Panza (Quixote's companion) wouldn't "give an accurate version," implying the legal system similarly distorts truth. **The woman-suffrage joke**: A final quip predicts that universal women's suffrage will devalue votes—a cynical jab at women's political rights becoming "cheap." **Other content**: Brief humorous exchanges about marriage, poverty, and publishing, typical of Judge's satirical voice. The page is dominated by **product advertisements** (Pears' soap, Martell's brandy, Firefly pens, Bugville Life book, etc.), which was standard for magazines of this era. The visual cartoon ("Making Game of Him") depicts someone playing bridge-whist, a popular card game, with minimal satirical content.
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