Judge, 1905-04-29 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 29, 1905 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous pieces satirizing American social life circa early 1900s. **"The Wisdom of Tots"** shows children exhibiting adult cynicism—a girl demanding payment for candy, a boy calculating wages like a businessman. The joke is that children mimic their parents' mercenary attitudes. **"Her Idea of Boys"** presents an essay where a girl defines boys as "men that have not got as big as their papas" and girls as "trouble"—satirizing both childish logic and contemporary gender attitudes (the claim that men rest while women never do). **"Airy Engagement"** is a pun: caterpillars discussing engagement before becoming butterflies, playing on the double meaning of "coming out." **"A Misunderstood Son"** depicts a young man explaining his breakup—his father misinterprets "Miss Port" as a location rather than a person's name. **"Ben Was Close"** jokes about theatrical miserliness: a chorus girl thinks Ben Jonson's poetic invitation to "drink to me only with thine eyes" means he won't buy her a drink, so she boycotts him as a cheapskate. The top illustration shows baseball's evolution from angry faces to a baseball—unclear reference without date context.
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