Judge, 1903-04-11 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 11, 1903 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical comic pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"Modern Liberty"** mocks women's reform conventions, depicting female activists so focused on fashion that they propose the Statue of Liberty be redesigned to wear a "straight front" corset rather than address substantive political issues. The satire suggests these women's groups prioritize trivial matters over genuine social change. **"Its Natural Gait"** and other brief jokes use wordplay and situational humor: a waiter defends slow soup service by reminding the guest he ordered turtle soup (which moves slowly). **"Identified"** satirizes inflated millinery prices, with a husband questioning whether the milliner is actually a "coal-man in disguise"—implying she's making excessive profits. **"The Very Latest"** mocks social climbers obsessed with ancestry, joking that their genealogist calls ancestors "the very latest thing"—treating lineage as fashionable trend rather than historical fact. The humor targets pretension, materialism, and superficiality across gender and class lines, reflecting Judge's satirical mission.
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MODERN LIBERTY. [THE stepdaughters of the revolution were in convention as- sembled. Madam Presi- dent,” said an elo- quent member from Gotham, “the day has come when we must make our influ- ence felt upon our beloved country.” A patter of re- fined applause ran around the hall, “T move,” cried } the member, “that east we go in a body to the next session of congress and demand in clarion tones that the goddess of liberty be represented hereafter as wear- ing a straight front. Why, the dowdy old back-number statues they are erecting now are a dis- grace to us and the laughing-stock of every foreigner who knows what the fashions are.” ITS NATURAL GAIT. “ AITER! called the im A GOOD IDEA. patient guest. fent ey ‘Sne—"' Emerson said, ‘Hitch your wagon tg a star." «Yes, sir,” said the obsequi- He—" Grand idea! A star wouldn't get scared at an auto, you know.” ous servant. “Seems to me that soup I ordered is a mighty long time getting IDENTIFIED, M®- GIDDLES had accompanied his wife and daughters to the mil- linery store. They had made their selections, and the milliner had figured up the total charges. Mr. Giddles stood aghast. * Look here !" he cried ; have you always been in this business ?” ‘THEIR IDENTITY. « Yes, sir,” smiled the milliner, Inquisitive party—# What are those peculiar-looking things ?” “I don't like to doubt a lady’s word,” asserted Giddles, “but Dealer—* Pressed family skeletons for the closets of flat-dwellers.” believe you're a coal-man in disguise.” s, sir," said the waiter with much respect; but (deferential- ly) you will pardon me, I trust, if | remind you that you ordered turtle soup.” THE VERY LATEST. Mrs. Urrerten—"'| suppose you take great pride In your ancestry ?* Mrs. Newtynicne: , yes; the genealogist assured us that they were the very latest thing in ancestors.” comicbooks.com