Judge, 1909-03-06 · page 3 of 17
Judge — March 6, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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The top cartoon satirizes North-South economic disparity. A rotund figure labeled "CORN" (representing the South) attempts to sow seeds toward a "South Prosperity" sign while facing a "North" barrier. This appears to reference post-Reconstruction economic tensions between agricultural Southern and industrial Northern economies. The larger illustration titled "What Every Girl Must Not Do" depicts a massive wall of prohibitions—"You Must Not" repeated dozens of times—surrounding a small female figure. This satirizes the restrictive social codes governing women's behavior in the era, mocking the excessive and contradictory rules women faced regarding propriety, appearance, and conduct. The surrounding brief humorous pieces ("Not So Particular," "The Proper Thing," etc.) offer satirical commentary on social etiquette and hypocrisy.
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wy “an me ty ues sow NOT SO PARTICULAR. ITTLE JOHNNIE, five years old, whose father was a missionary L in India, and whose mother was dead, had been instructed by his grandmother, to whom his rearing had been intrusted, always to place ladies before gentlemen in his thought and action, A few nights ago he was saying his prayers, prompted by his grandmother, who added, “Oh, God, bless my father in India. in heaven "*—— “There, grandma, you ’ve done it !"" “* Done what 2?" “Why, you ’ve taught me to put ladies first, and here you 've made me pray for papa first ! But never mind; perhaps God ix not so fussy about politeness as you are, Oh, God, bless my mother THE PROPER THING. L” 2S of some great men re- mind us. new styles in thought may TOO OFTEN. Hushand—* You never kiss t when you want some * Well, isn’t that often MEANT BUSINESS. Littleton —"* Where ixson going with the sledgehammer 2° Jollyton To call on the handsome Sally Pertby. Some: body told him she had a heart of stone, SO TAKING. A LADY with a Once f She did not ture, but, Instead, she took a tree. A GREAT many times when we go ly tc avoid the rush we get right into it. CONFIDENCE AND REAP WHAT PROSPERITY DEFINITIONS. SONOMY—A human eccentricity which will cause a woman to spend a half day and ten cents street-car fare in order to get a five-cent spool of thread for four. Love—A tender passion which, however, does not preclude a man’s scolding his wife if the coffee is too cold. Prine—A persistent and potent peculiarity which will cause a man to put a silk tile on an empty head, and to button a hundred- and-fifty-dollar frock coat around an empty stomach. Presupice—A taste or distaste for something about whic you know nothing. RLLIM 0. JON. ARDLY anybody is willing to climb the tree of knowledge; they want to break off a few branches and carry them home. EVERY GIRT MusT. NOT DO. comicbooks.com