Judge, 1907-03-23 · page 5 of 16
Judge — March 23, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main illustration depicts a domestic scene where a young woman discusses marriage prospects with her father. The dialogue reveals the father's reluctant consent to her marrying, though he expresses concern about her suitor's financial prospects ("that won't be necessary"). The accompanying text section titled "THE KIBOSH ON POLAR EXPLORER" features satirical commentary mocking an arctic explorer's hardship narrative. An editor or skeptical listener dismisses the explorer's complaints about deprivation and suffering, sarcastically questioning whether such ordeals truly warrant sympathy. The smaller illustration labeled "A GIVE-AWAY" and "THE BLOWER BLOWED" appears to satirize social pretension, likely mocking someone's affected manner or false claims. The overall page satirizes both romantic delusions and exaggerated personal narratives common in Edwardian-era society.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Aetnve E. JaAneson JOHN'S CALCULATION, ** You are too young, my dear, to marry and leave a good home.” “ But, papa, John says that won't be necessary.” THE KIBOSH ON POLAR EXPLORER. bearable. But they H!" said the emaciated man, ‘it was arctic ex- Were peaches and ploration that put the kibosh forever upon my ¢F€aNt, porterhouse : and mushrooms, par- lor A, with bath and other luxuries, com- pared with the small village hotels 1 had to hang up at when 1 began my lecture-tour just after the rescue.” aid the sympathetic individual ; «+ the long, dreary marches, the wretched food, the awful cold, the loneliness ”. “No, no"—— + Do not deny me, modesty personified— do not deny me! 1 know the dreadfulness of the exposure you underwent—days after count- less days with no food but refuse, scraps of leather, tallow candles "—— A GIVE-AWAY. . no, I say" srIG +The horrible suspense lest the rescuing **/M{R- TAFFEIGH is a smooth- party might not be led to follow in the same direction and thus miss you, the "—— faced young man, say 10" isn't he, Matilda “And then, when at last the reliefexpe- ._“* Why, Tthou dition hove in sight and you were compelled it felt—I mean "— to eat sparingly of the things that so tempted "Matilda! you that your days and nights were agony again until your system reached once more its normal condition.” IRST be sure you THE BCOWER BLOWED: “1 tell you, your sympathy is entirely misdirected. All those are tight and then -'Giiass Pav aoann' chp wind I've blowen things you mention were sure pretty tough and seemed at times un- go to bed. “em out before.” comicbooks.com