Judge, 1909-03-13 · page 5 of 15
Judge — March 13, 1909 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Just Like a Woman"):** Three roosters display colorful plumage. Mrs. Duck demands a "long black plume" from her husband, exemplifying the stereotype of women as vain and demanding, contrasting with male birds' natural display. **"Drug-Store Board":** Satirizes the decline of restaurants, suggesting cheap drug-store lunches replace proper dining. The verse mocks modern convenience culture replacing traditional hospitality. **"Asking for What One Wants":** A brief anecdote about young Harry's prayer request for pie—gentle domestic humor about children's directness. **Bottom Cartoon ("On Long Island"):** A wealthy "Colossus" figure represents New York City development; a rustic farmer represents old Long Island. The satire critiques urban expansion and the displacement of rural life by metropolitan growth and commercialization.
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— BB AD0AM Se JUST LIKE A WOMAN. Mrs. Duck—" Algernon, if you really love me, you will get me that one long black plume immediately !”” DRUG-STORE BOARD. THINK the time is coming when — Boiled dinners, & la banana split, The restaurant will pass; And royals all exist. The soda fountain of to-day A plate of cake with every drink Will feed the hungry mass. Upon the soda list. Just think of all’that one can buy And eat it in his fist! Why eat in costly hotels now The bill-of-fare is wonderful— ‘And have a tiresome spread? The modern soda‘list. Why bother with your meals at home? Buy drug-store fare instead. Hot chocolates and bouillons all— "Twill save you time and dollars, too, Beef, chicken, oyster, clam; And ** cooks” will not exist. Eggs in most any style to suit Before you dine elsewhere to-day, (They soon will furnish ham). Look on the soda list. sor cown. ASKING FOR WHAT..ONE WANTS. ‘Youre HARRY is very fond of pie. Recently, while saying his prayers, he gave birth to the following: ‘Give us this day our daily bread ’—No, pie! pie!” INSDUCK LAND: DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. “Oh, Robert, won't you please come and look at our Flub—‘ Sticking to a thing is what causes one to rise in the world.”” little Alice—she 's actually trying to set!” Dub—"* How about the fly and the fly-paper 2”” . ON LONG ISLAND. is Lew Brush's farm?” ; this is Collossus City, with a lib’ary, public school: i» ” ‘lectricity, city hall, club he , parks, an’ golf _ ie eee lle) ‘ary, public schools, gas, sewers an’ ‘lectricity, city club house, parks, an’ go!