Judge, 1908-01-04 · page 6 of 16
Judge — January 4, 1908 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical jokes typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine, rather than a single unified cartoon. **Key items:** - **"Timely Aid"**: Mocks a wealthy financier ("Moneyhags") who donates during a financial crisis only *after* ensuring personal profit—satirizing self-interested philanthropy. - **"How They Did It"**: A Sunday school joke about children's unquestioning obedience, poking gentle fun at religious instruction. - **"Time, Three A.M."**: A domestic humor piece about a husband returning home late, complaining of a "storm" (apparently his wife's anger). - **"Abundant Cause"** and **"A Loser"**: Brief jokes about unhappy marriages and bridge playing. - **"A New Face"**: Wordplay on a woman having a "stone-y look" and "facade"—conflating her expression with architecture. The illustrations show domestic and social scenes. The overall page exemplifies Judge's style: punchy one-liners targeting marriage dynamics, wealth, and social pretension, with minimal political content visible here.
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