Judge, 1909-11-06 · page 10 of 16
Judge — November 6, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"What Every Cook Knows"** mocks the impossible standards placed on domestic servants. It catalogs a cook's frustrations—her employer's complaints about housework, the broken equipment, lack of help—while sarcastically noting she's expected to produce elaborate meals anyway. The satire targets unreasonable employers who demand perfection from overworked servants. **"A Proverb Gone Wrong"** is a brief joke about kissing leaving a visible mark (lipstick or rouge) on the narrator's cheek—unexpected physical evidence contradicting the romantic proverb. **"Soliloquy of a Melancholy Suitor"** parodies Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, applying it to romantic uncertainty: should he court women or avoid their complications? It's a humorous commentary on male ambivalence about relationships and marriage. The other pieces are short jokes about courtship and gender relations. Overall, the page satirizes domesticity, class relationships between employers and servants, and romantic complications—standard Judge magazine fare.
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