Judge, 1908-01-18 · page 13 of 16
Judge — January 18, 1908 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* is primarily **advertising with scattered humor pieces**, typical of early 20th-century American magazines. The main cartoon appears to be "INSCRUTABLE"—a poem-format joke mocking pseudo-intellectual mysteriousness. It lists things humans understand (why hens cross roads, leopards have spots) before repeatedly asking an absurd question: "But why is that fleet going round?"—suggesting naval vessels circling pointlessly. The satire targets overwrought philosophical speculation. Other brief humor columns mock contemporary social types: the nosy postmaster ("TOO MUCH RUBBERING"), the nagging wife ("TURNING OF THE WORM"), and a pretentious German professor discussing Boston women's education. The page is dominated by **period advertisements** for liqueurs, whiskey, morphine treatments, tobacco, and champagne—reflecting both Judge's commercial support and the era's unregulated marketing of now-restricted substances. The cartoons broadly satirize American provincial life, social pretension, and domestic squabbles rather than specific political events.
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