Judge, 1909-04-24 · page 4 of 20
Judge — April 24, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains several satirical pieces about the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. The main cartoon "Woman's Tongue Again" depicts a woman lecturing a cowboy-dressed man about liquor sales at the exposition, satirizing women's temperance activism of the era. The accompanying poems celebrate the exposition's showcase of western resources and development. Below are humorous short pieces: "The Tunnel Air" jokes about foul air in train tunnels, "Sometimes Hard" comments on marriage choices, and "Two Regrets" depicts domestic quarrels. The bottom cartoon shows birds gossiping, captioned with one promising to report exposition details. On the right, "The Totem Pole of the Miners" illustrates a tall stack of mining industry symbols, celebrating Alaska's resource wealth—a key exposition theme. The overall satire mixes progressive-era concerns (temperance, women's voices) with boosterism for western industrial development.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
» AGAIN, ALL OFF FOR THE ALASKA-YUKON.PACIFIC, EXPOSITION, L, OFF for the A. Y. P. t's show the Chinook State that we Appreciate her golden show, tle is now the place to go; Key of the broad Northwest is she— All off for the great A. Y. P. EL! ‘ARS gone by a settlement, Upward by leaps and bounds she Keeping ahead was her aim and bent, Onward until a metropolis she shines, North of the Cascade's white snow lines, ATIENT, tireless, they labor And now chimes out the ope Calling to brothers Inviting them a Fair that In knowing t Crowning vim of the great Northwest! erhead gardens exhibits in preci s from far Alaska cold; Timid Hawaiians, F Now, altogether, Hurrah, hurrah, for t A-Y-P.E.! VICTOR A, HERMANN, Sas . — 898 80DAM 6= NS “ULL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE EXPOSITION WHEN I GET BACK.” It oe you know."” path, THE TUNNEL AIR. $ THE train emerged from the tun- nel, the youth drew in adcep breath and turned to his moth “Gee! if that tunnel had been long- I'd have smothered trying to hold my Why did you hold your breath, child?” “You don’t suppose I wanted to breathe in that black air, do you?"’ SOMETIMES HARD. MAN sees lots of pretty girls From whom to choose a wife, But it's devilish hard to ¢ That he picks as his for life TWO REGRETS. 66QAY, Wickes, that umbrella you lent me yesterday leaked so bad- ly that I got soaked going home!" “Yes, and that cigar you gave me drove the other members out of the club!”’ THE DIFFERENCE. WOMAN of work sweeps everything before her; a woman of fashion, everything behind her. WA PETERSEN TOTEM POLE HE MINERS. comicbooks.com