Judge — March 2, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# "A Tough Winter" - Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes frontier hardship through humorous exaggeration. The main narrative describes prospectors surviving an extremely harsh winter by eating prunes—so many that one character becomes "One-eyed," having lost an eye from digestive distress. The satire mocks both the severity of frontier conditions and the absurdity of their survival strategy. **"Her Belief"** (bottom left) shows two women discussing Mrs. Brown's footwear beliefs—a visual gag about practical frontier life versus fashion. The illustrations labeled **"The Eternal Masculine and Feminine"** (right) contrast how men and women perceive the same snowy mountain scene differently. The page uses physical comedy and exaggeration typical of early-20th-century Judge humor, targeting frontier life's hardships and gender stereotypes of the era.