Judge — February 28, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis: "A New Régime" This page satirizes early-20th-century health fad literature. The main article promotes an eccentric daily regimen—rising at 4 AM, salt-water baths, specific breathing exercises, and controlled diet—claiming it prevents illness and extends life. The central illustration shows a woman and man in fashionable dress, likely representing the health-conscious upper classes adopting such regimens. The two bottom cartoons, titled "Circumstances Alter Cases," humorously depict role reversal in marriage: the left shows a man dictating to his typewriter-wielding secretary; the right shows the *same couple after marriage*, with the woman dictating while the man operates the typewriter. The joke mocks how marriage reverses power dynamics—what seemed like professional authority becomes domestic subordination. This reflects contemporary anxieties about women's expanding roles and marital authority.