Judge, 1909-03-20 · page 10 of 16
Judge — March 20, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Somewhat Ambiguous"** mocks ambiguous rules and literal interpretation. A man sits in a young woman's lap on an excursion boat, then defends himself by citing the posted rule: "Gentlemen must not make use of them until the ladies are seated." He interpreted this to mean chairs were unavailable, so he used her lap instead—technically following (absurd) logic while violating social decorum. **"Two-Thirty A.M."** and other brief pieces satirize drinking culture and marital finances of the era. **"Give Women Their Rights"** presents an anti-suffrage joke: when asked if he believes in women's suffrage, "Brown" says women should "suffer the same as men"—implying voting is suffering, a common anti-suffrage argument. The cartoons and text use exaggeration and wordplay to mock social conventions, rule-following gone wrong, drinking habits, and contemporary debates over women's rights—all characteristic of Judge's satirical approach to American society.
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SOMEWHAT AMBIGUOUS. HERE was much ado in the cabin of the excursion boat, Maid of the Water, Agen: tleman had leisurely red the A placard to one side of the door occupied his attention for a moment. He allowed his gaze to wander about the room, Every chair was occupied —a few of them by n Strolling carelessly up to the prettiest young woman in the room, he deliberately sat down in her lap, With the first shriek for help he rose, and was promptly seized by the present. In a few minutes the story spread throughout the boat. When the captain arrived, in re- sponse to summons, the room was crowded with excursionists. “What do by such conduct d. “My prit retur ‘ou mean, sir, the captain THE WAY OF jear fellow,” the cul- dcoolly, “1 was only following the rules for the seers as laid down by the management.” a, conduct of 4 pu-you "* by this company which allows you t “ With pleasure. ‘There ix the placard that door.”* All turned their gaze in the direction indicated, as the captain read from the placard aloud: ‘The chairs in this cabin are for the ladi¢ not make use of them until the lndiex are se The pri Show me the rule made erty you took." aring it, at the side of the captain yas Gentlemen must TWO-THIRTY A. M. ALL sad words of ‘The saddest are the: A PROBLEM FOR fe you crying about, little boy ” Tw THE Hawkins Little boy “Wh, * Pasa “Ham Jenkins ain't touched a lass of licker since New Ye “ H good, I might be President, ION IS HARD. He drinks it outen the pail now THE GOOD RESOLL 's day. ig THE SPENDERS. are you getting along, Jones, since you go: married ? faving, any money 7"? “Yes ; but for heaven's sake don’t tell my wi VICTORIOUS DEFEAT. OME yield to trouble, great or small, And they are down for fair; hile others, when they take a fall, Land right side up, with care. GIVE WOMEN THEIR RIGHTS. Smith—* Do you believe in woman suffrag. Brown" Sure! Let the women suffer the same as the men." J Gon't want ter be ood —wah comicbooks.com