Judge, 1909-03-27 · page 9 of 24
Judge — March 27, 1909 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: 1. **"A Good Suggestion for Clubmen"**: A husband tricks his wife into believing fashion hasn't changed from last year, so she won't demand new clothes. He "gloats" while smoking—satirizing husbands' self-interested frugality disguised as logic. 2. **"His Good Point"**: A father explains to his son that the devil "got tied to a little boy's wagon"—suggesting even the devil would be worn down by a child's relentless demands. The joke mocks children's persistence and parental exhaustion. 3. **"A Song of Finance"** and **"Vell of the Convicts Club at Sing Sing"**: These appear to mock financial speculation ("Four and twenty lambkins / Hover on the brink") and reference Sing Sing prison's convict population, likely satirizing white-collar crime or prison conditions. The top illustration shows figures flying/floating, captioned "New Job for Mercury"—referencing the Roman messenger god, possibly satirizing job-seeking or economic mobility.
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NEW SAVING PLOPLI OF THE ABROSAUT GLU WHO GET A GOOD SUGGESTION FOR CLUBMEN. HY, I declare!” won't have to buy any new dresses or hats at all exclaims the trusting wife. ‘1 this spring ** You won't?" asks the crafty husband. ‘* Sure- ly you will need something. “Not a thing. I've been looking through this month's fashion magazine that you brought home for me, and I find that there isn’t the slightest change in style from last spring.” And the crafty hus- d, inwardly gloating over the success of his scheme top rs cover ona te a this rsom ye back in his ch smokes and smokes and smokes. e HIS GOOD POINT. 66 PAPA,” 8 tle boy, devil got the father. Gee! That must RESTING “ASSURED.” A SONG OF FINANCE. IN 2 And why ** Because h it to his little boy wagon and pull him around,"" T= motor -car come to—slay! ong of finance, tie A pocket full of chink, Four and twenty lambkins Hover on the brink, 8 When the market op bs be ng eu vat. he dainty t JOB FOR MERCURY “niyexo rine miter.” vHE “Ro CONVICTS CLUB AT SING SING Ko Rocks! Sin| si ing comicbooks.com