Judge, 1908-07-25 · page 15 of 16
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This three-panel comic by Arthur E. Jameson satirizes marital conflict over a husband's frequent absences. A customs inspector examines a couple's trunk at a border crossing, discovering it's stuffed with the wife's belongings. The humor escalates through three scenarios: 1. The wife points out her husband's waistcoats need concealing—a dig at his vanity. 2. She notes hidden undergarments—suggesting marital intimacy issues. 3. The punchline: when told "everything in the trunk" must be declared, she insists on leaving her husband behind instead, as he's "nothing" worth reporting. The satire targets both spouses: the husband's self-absorption and chronic absence from home (referenced in surrounding text about political campaigning), and the wife's exasperation transforming into dark humor about disposing of him entirely. The border-crossing setting provides comic distance for airing domestic grievances.
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