Judge, 1909-09-11 · page 5 of 16
Judge — September 11, 1909 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**"The Serpent Tamer"** (top): This poem depicts a fisherman confronting a sea serpent, likely referencing the famous 19th-century "sea serpent" sightings that periodically captivated American public imagination. The illustration shows a dramatic encounter where the fisherman appears to best the creature—a humorous inversion of expected danger. **"A Woman's Two-Hour Preparation for the Street"** (middle): This satirizes the time women spent dressing, listing specific durations for each task (40 minutes fitting on dress, 10 minutes mirror contemplation, etc.). The satire mocks both women's elaborate grooming rituals and the male impatience with these preparations—a common turn-of-century gender humor topic. **"Possession is Nine Points of the Law"** (bottom): A rural dispute joke about a chicken, playing on the legal maxim about property rights through possession rather than ownership claims.
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