Judge, 1905-07-01 · page 6 of 16
Judge — July 1, 1905 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous vignettes satirizing early 20th-century social customs and gender relations: **"The Distance"** and **"The Village Joker"** are gentle neighborhood humor about suburban life and small-town gossip. **"Different"** jokes about a scientist's theory being contradicted by everyday experience—specifically a man easily lifting his wife, inverting the expected strength hierarchy. **"Squelched"** presents a rejected suitor being sardonically compared to a life preserver—suggesting his romantic utility rather than genuine appeal. **"Going All Right"** mocks scientific pronouncements about romance with cynical male observation. **"The Four Quarters"** and the bottom dialogue are the page's main satire: critiquing women's supposed obsession with clothing and appearance. The husband's four-part breakdown reduces women's lives to gown contemplation, fitting, social anxiety about fashion, and manipulating husbands into buying new clothes—reflecting period stereotypes about feminine vanity and materialism while positioning men as reluctant providers. The humor targets both genders' perceived failings within marriage and social hierarchies.
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‘THE DISTANCE. WO suburban- ites were wait- ing for the next train, ++ How far do you live from Midgely’s 2” asked one. “Exactly a stone's throw,” re- plied the other. “That is a funny way of me: uring the dis- tance.” “Well, I did- n't think so yester- day when Midge- ly's boy hit me in the back with a small rock.” THE VILLAGE JOKER. HE village hu morist nudged the traveling “There's a couple of our vil- lage notables on the post-office steps,” he said. + One of them was married last night.” “Is the one on the right the happy man?" the stranger inquired “+ Nopes he's the bridegroom.” DIFFERENT. $6]T'S much eas- ."" said the scientist, + to sup- port a weight than it is to lift it.” “T haven't found it so,” said Bilk. +1 can lift my wife quite eas- ily.” SQUELCHED, Gerald- cannot live with- out you.” Geraldine— **Do I look like life-preserve! GOING ALL RIGHT. She —“The scientists say kiss- ing must go. He—"It does with most girls.” HER VIEW OF IT. * Brown has joined a: don't-worry’ club."* MADE QUICK Plein peopel married the club's lady secretary."” WORK OF IT. Dyer—"Does ‘THE FOUR QUARTERS. her father object Mr. Growch—« Yes, one quarter of a woman's life is devoted to the contemplation of a woman's gown, one quarter to your calling?” to fitting it on properly, and one quarter to wondering what other people think about it.” Duell —"\ He Mrs, Grouch" And the other quarter ?” only kicked once." Mr. Grouch—“ That's to bring her husband around to the opinion that his wife needs a new gown.” comicbooks.com