Judge, 1908-09-12 · page 7 of 16
Judge — September 12, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces from Judge magazine: **"The Parting"** (top): A poem about a couple's breakup, illustrated with a man and woman at a telephone. The satire mocks sentimental farewell speeches. **"Honk! Honk!"** (middle): A brief joke about nervousness and automobiles, reflecting early 20th-century anxiety about the new technology. "Auto-suggestion" (psychological treatment) is humorously contrasted with automobile-related nervousness. **"A Long Night"** and **"Reliable"** (bottom): Two separate cartoons satirizing working-class domestic life. One depicts a woman suing for divorce because her husband feared walking home in darkness. The other shows a rural man defending his fishing trips while his wife does laundry, with thick dialect humor typical of period class satire. The humor relies on class stereotypes, marital discord, and early automobile culture—concerns resonant to Judge's educated, urban readership.
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