Judge, 1909-02-06 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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**Top cartoons:** The "Rep. Dark" elephant with bow and arrow satirizes Republican Party politics. The adjacent "Taft" face caricature likely references President William Howard Taft, using exaggerated facial features typical of period political satire. **Middle section:** "Female Foresight" and "Absent-Minded" sketches appear to be domestic humor about married couples—common Judge content mocking gender relations and forgetfulness. **Bottom cartoon:** "Just After It Happened" shows what appears to be a car accident, with dialogue about repair costs. This reflects early 1900s anxieties about automobiles as new, dangerous technology. The page mixes political commentary with gentler social satire about everyday American life, characteristic of Judge's editorial approach during the Progressive Era.
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NOTES FROM THE BASSWOOD BUGLE. ENFREW BINKS, the station agent at the railrud depot, stood on the platform of the depot last Thursday night when the seven-forty-s went through without hesita- tin’, Ren was caught by the suction and dragged as far as Peavey Junction. Ren says he didn’t mind the trip much, as he wanted to go to the Junction anyhow to see a feller about a dog, but he ven FY ‘| Waxl 1 is afraid the company. will dock him for bein’ absent from his post of duty. There may be some poli- by the day or week, but they don’t live wround these parts. Elmer Spink has be away to an art school, and is gettin’ so he can draw almost anything ex Since Mudge, of our started to write poctry, she has got the artistic temperament so bad she can’t keep her hair combed. Hilliker’s folks had fresh meat for dinner Sunday. Business must be pickin’ up some at this writin’. HOY K. MODETON, FEMALE FOR Fimmu—** Say, M Mag Sux 1GHEL s yore steady, atite, ain't 1 Jimmu Thin wor yer sittin’ so sweet on de adder fel Hers ter 2” Mug mimic, yer don't want tem te send me ugly va mes yer ABSENT-MINDED. ubbubs married has left 66IOU say him.” OF kin lick th? sto es is Frineh 1 JUST APTER IT HAPPENED, Chauffeur—*V say, me man, will you repair our car? We are in a deuced hurry comicbooks.com