Judge, 1909-05-15 · page 11 of 16
Judge — May 15, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **Miller High Life beer advertisement** with an accompanying satirical article about women and the tariff debate. The article discusses how the Payne tariff's tax on women's stockings has unexpectedly energized women's political activism and suffrage movements. The satire suggests that imposing taxes on items women care about (stockings, gloves, hosiery) has motivated them toward political engagement more effectively than ideology alone. The humorous centerpiece is a poem about a man receiving endless letters complaining about tariff taxes—featuring the phrase "a stockinged centipede" as comedic imagery of women's complaints arriving endlessly. **Historical context:** This reflects early 20th-century debates about protective tariffs and their unintended political consequences. The piece mocks how economic policy affecting consumer goods mobilized women voters during the pre-suffrage era, suggesting women's political interests were dismissively attributed to shopping concerns rather than principle. The beer ad is incidental to the satire's actual content.
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