Judge — August 31, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains four separate satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine humor: 1. **"No Help Necessary"** (top): A cartoon about seasickness, joking that a captain needn't advise a seasick husband—he'll manage fine without help. 2. **"The Fable of the Rich Young Girl"** (left): A morality tale about a wealthy young woman who marries a poor but handsome man. After he squanders her money and becomes abusive, she divorces him, then returns asking his advice. The moral: she didn't follow the "wise man's" initial counsel to "begin on the wrong end first." 3. **"A Real-Estate Enthusiast"** (right): A magazine editor recounts losing a newspaper subscriber after publishing a real-estate notice about a man named Grady—who died and was buried there. 4. **"Cause and Effect"** and **"It Always Breaks Down"** (bottom): Brief joke exchanges about practical matters. The humor reflects genteel, domestic-focused comedy typical of the era.