Judge, 1908-05-09 · page 7 of 16
Judge — May 9, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"No Resemblance"**: A farmer jokes about seeing a "black antelope," implying the neighbor's wife resembles one—a crude physical insult relying on racist caricature. **"What Pat Was After"**: An Irish immigrant (identified by "Pat" and dialect like "jabers") waddles through a flood searching for his well with a stick, misunderstanding the situation. The humor targets Irish stereotypes and working-class confusion. **"The Fruit of the Tree"**: A playful retelling of Adam and Eve using fruit puns ("plum flabbergasted," "pair a lemon"). Eve demands equality with Adam regarding the apple, and joins a "core-makers' union"—likely satirizing women's labor activism or suffrage movements of the era. **Bottom cartoon**: "Life's Problem" shows a mathematical equation: man + woman = baby + woman = chaos (a man tangled under machinery). This reflects anxieties about motherhood and marriage as burdensome. The page reflects period attitudes: ethnic mockery, gender anxiety, and working-class stereotyping presented as lighthearted comedy.
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