Judge, 1905-09-23 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 23, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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The top illustration titled "Just Built That Way" depicts a social scene where a woman on horseback is being discussed by three men. The dialogue references her fearlessness regarding automobiles and her wild behavior, suggesting satirical commentary on "New Woman" attitudes of the early 1900s—women challenging traditional gender roles and embracing modern conveniences and independence. The text sections below are humorous observations on various social topics: farming, helping others, truth-telling, political corruption, and boarders. "His Own Petard" appears to critique legislators proposing restrictive bills, while "Strong Proof" presents a marital dialogue joke about persuasion. The lower illustration "A Facer" shows a domestic confrontation scene with accompanying joke dialogue, though specific context is unclear from the visible text.
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r SAA aaa -) axNe AS aah AN sca, t i) NOT BUILT THAT WAY. Tuo suver—"' And you say she’s not afraid of automobiles ?" Groom—" Afraid av automobiles, is it? She can’t shlape at noight widout wan in th’ same shtall wid her. Begorra, sor, whin her colt died iasht shpring domned if she didn’t thry to adopt th’ boss's runabout.”* PASTORAL. HIS OWN PETARD HE farmer sows his crop AT LAST there arose in the halls of legislation a statesman who we gout res cern bs ilothes's seemed to have something like a good idea. ‘And his good ‘wise dans his'basé! He introduced a bill providing a severe punishment for any one The farmer pitches in the hay ; who agitated fool legislation, such as taxing bachelors, abolishing tips, But, should he cross her whim, regulating the size of women’s hats, and similar freak laws . His good wife lays aside her work Whereupon the authors of bills to tax bachelors, pension old And pitches into him. - . : fcr es maids, compel women to wear divided skirts and to alight from street WILLING TO HELP. cars properly, prohibiting love-making in parks, and so forth, de- HE heroine entered the library of the rich uncle and in broken nounced him as a three-ply idiot and a trampler upon the inherent speech poured forth her sad story. rights of his fellow-men. The rich uncle listened with deep sympathy. STRONG PROOF. Still, in broken utterance, she asked him to aid her. : ‘Jaggles—“ How do you know you talked sensibly to your wife?” Drawing her trembling form to him, he stroked her golden hair Waggles—« She wouldn't listen to me." and said, “Calm yourself, Gladys. I shall willingly do what I can for you. I will pay for two terms in a school for stammering.”” TERSE TRUTHS. THE truth needs no chaperon. «Vivacious " is society's term for «+ silly.” Platonic love is merely the undergraduate course. Some persons are too well educated to be intelligent. Money has kept more men out of heaven than it has out of jail. Too many sermons are a mere preliminary to passing the collec- tion-plate. Many a man discusses the best way to save the country from ruin when he ought to be reading the * help-wanted” column. It's extremely unlucky to be hit by an auto numbered 1313, es- pecially if the accident happens on Thirteenth street on a wet Friday. When a man comes home ‘+ broke" from the race-track he feels just in the mood to **call down" his wife about the size of the butch- er's bill, ‘THE BOARDERS. sepow.” asked the first political pirate, + will we be able to get aboard the ship of state? The reform element has gained con- trol of the party.” + Wait,’ said the wise old henchman, *' until the next convention. A FACER. Then we'll slip a little plank into the platform that'll carry us through.”” Uncus Fran. (who has been left in charge) —" Now, Elsle, why don't ‘$e .° = a ee ou get into bed?” Ah!" commented the other pirate, ‘sort of a political gang- Y°Y EU DIO.PSC0. vm waitin’ for you to brad my hair an’ hear me to plank, eh?” say my prayers.” comicbooks.com