Judge, 1905-05-13 · page 6 of 16
Judge — May 13, 1905 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains six separate comic vignettes satirizing early 20th-century American domestic life and social attitudes: 1. **"According to Papa"**: A child mishears her father's exclamation "O Lord!" as the deity's actual name—humor from innocent misinterpretation. 2. **"Eight Hours Enough?"**: Mocks women's marriage reform rhetoric; a woman won't marry to "reform" a man, only to avoid working overtime. 3. **"A Liberal Father"**: Satirizes permissive parenting—a father grants his daughter leave to return home after only three quarrels before requiring reconciliation elsewhere. The "liberalism" is absurdly enabling rather than principled. 4. **"Misconstrued"**: Irish working-class men misunderstand theater terminology; when told actors are "going out to the foyer," they think it means leaving entirely. 5. **"Regret It, Any Way?"**: A man expresses cynical indifference about marriage—he won't regret marrying one woman more than any other. 6. **"Same Old Fail"**: A student repeatedly fails exams because teachers ask identical questions annually. These reflect period anxieties about gender roles, class, education, and social change.
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ACCORDING TO PAPA. LITTLE Mabe, three years. the junior Of Tommy, who was eight, was: labo- riously scratching a pencil over a sheet of paper “Tommy,” she asked, fin writing to the Lord tora li baby sister. What's the Lord's tirst name “I'm not sure,” replied Tommy wise ly; but papa alw calls him O. Lord. EIGHT HOURS ENOUGH? May —* Would you marry a man to reform him 2" Kelle Novit 1 1 to working e." A LIBERAL FATHER, SO\JHAT did her her when she was married 2" “He gave her permission to return home after three quar- rels and. separations, but stipulated th: er more than three they would have to arrange their recon. ciliations elsewher MISCONSTRUED, Dennis (in the tre) oD" yer hear th’ toi ins, Larry, me b'y Larry Denny, Phat put thot inter yer head 2" Dennis “TW min sittin’ beboind us said they wor goin’ out to th’ foyer.” REGRET IT, ANY WAY? Fuller We you marry that girl you'll Feygret it.” Hiller « Batno more, probably, than if | married some oth. er girl, SAME OLD FAIL. Ethel V have heard, Hhurold, that you have tailed in your examinations again.” Harold “Nes; they asked the same questions they did Last vO & daughter do y« Take her.” SETTLED He is think he would say ne of those honest Take her aud be happy * > Id Quakers, you know comicbooks.com