Judge, 1908-05-02 · page 7 of 16
Judge — May 2, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical cartoons mocking contemporary social situations: **"Leap Year and Literature"**: Jokes about a woman declaring love to a magazine editor, who pedantically asks if she enclosed postage—satirizing the indifference of editors and the formality of postal submissions. **"The Danger to the Fleet"**: A schoolteacher discusses the American battleship fleet's world voyage; a student worries the ships will "get dizzy" going in circles—mocking both overeager patriotic lessons and childish reasoning. **"Laid for Him"**: An automobilist intentionally hits a vegetable peddler's cart to retaliate for early-morning street noise, then admits the car costs ten dollars hourly—satirizing urban class tensions and absurd revenge logic. **"Unfit Testimony"**: A court scene where a woman refuses to repeat slanderous statements as "unfit for decent ears," prompting the attorney to suggest she whisper it privately to the judge—mocking prudish hypocrisy about propriety. **"What's the Answer?"**: Contrasts two young men's consideration for women's feelings, suggesting thoughtfulness prevents unhappiness—a morality lesson about courtesy.
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