Judge, 1905-05-13 · page 7 of 16
Judge — May 13, 1905 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century American magazines: **"A Woman's Logic"**: Mocks female reasoning by showing a wife convincing her husband to buy a $20,000 automobile by appealing to savings on cab fares—absurd arithmetic presented as typical "woman's logic." **"De Bob-White's Song"**: A dialect poem celebrating a bird's song, likely using racist minstrel-show conventions common to the era. **"Had the Evidence"**: A beggar claims credibility by producing a letter from President Roosevelt thanking him for discouraging suicide—satirizing both charitable gullibility and Roosevelt's public moralism. **"Why Bobby Stayed Up"**: A husband caught sneaking home at 3 AM must pretend to wake early, avoiding admitting his late night out. **"Hearing is Knowledge"**: Implies women learn about men through eavesdropping on their private moments (specifically shaving struggles). The humor relies on period stereotypes: foolish women, working-class dialect, marital deception, and class-based humor. The Roosevelt reference dates this approximately to his presidency (1901-1909).
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