Judge, 1910-03-19 · page 5 of 16
Judge — March 19, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine satirizes anti-smoking attitudes through multiple pieces: **"In Nicotina Land"** is a humorous poem about a cigar falling in love with a cigarette, ending in smoke—a metaphor mocking romantic notions around smoking. **"A Smoke That Pleases Everybody"** lists reasons men should/shouldn't smoke, presenting contradictory arguments about tobacco's economic value, health effects, and social acceptability—satirizing inconsistent public debate on smoking. **"Smoking 'Em Out"** cartoon (right) depicts a woman smoking a man out of his own home, likely mocking women's expanding social roles and changing domestic dynamics in the early 20th century. The page concludes with photographs and sketches of "Uncle Joe Cannon," a prominent figure, though the specific political point remains unclear without additional context.
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A SMOKE THAT PLEASES EVERYBODY, IN REGARD TO SMOKING. I. Wy 4 Man Suoutp Not Smoxe. It is very unladylike. I. Way a Maw Suoutp Smoke. The tobacco trust needs the money. Tobacco fumes keep ‘skeeters away. The ashes are good for plants. Some poet may be inspired to write an ode to ‘* Nicotine." The reformers are given something to talk about. To have an excuse for carrying matches. To keep from chewing. So the public won't forget the term “* tobacco heart.”" So the pretty cigar bands won't be lost in oblivion. So the prospect of winning a prize of a cigar will induce him to participate in “knocking a nigger baby down "’ at county fairs. JUDGE So that he won’t become an agita- to. against the smoke nuisance. To give his friends an opportunity of cluttering up his rooms with useless smoking sets. IN NICOTINA LAND. By JOHN NORTHERN HILLIARD. E LIVED alone in a cut-glass jar, Her home was a taboure: He was a big and strong cigar, And she was a cigarette. He fell in love with the little cigarette— A sad coquette was she, so 'tis said. “Love,” she laughed, “is a very funny thing And he, like a fool, lost his head; He lowed with delight at her words. She sighed when of love he spoke, And she said, ‘* Alas and alack!""—puff, puff— “Our love, dear, must end in smoke."* The big cigar had a rival bold, Whose heart she was wont to stir. He was a match; but she, I’m told, Said he was no match for her. He vowed he'd die just to kiss her dainty lips; She only laughed at him, so 'tis said. “Love,” she mocked, ‘‘ is a very funny thing!’ And he, like a fool, lost his head; His love in a flame died away. Hr vowed his poor heart was broke; But she said, ** Alas and alack !’"— puff, puff. ** Our love, dear, must end in smoke,"* EXPLICIT INFORMATION WANTED. “ OW LONG have you been married?” asked the lady from Charleston. “Three years,” replied the Baltimore lady. “Continuously or in the aggregate?” HEN prices are high, the producer makes his inning. When they are low, the consumer is winning. SMOKING 'EM OUT. HILE we should never judge a man by hisclothes, it is well to take in- to account the gowns of a woman when you are thinking of asking her to let you become her financial backer till death do you part. UNCLE JOE CANNON AS HE APPEARS Pherscraph copyrighted by Underweed & Underweed. TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER. TO THE CARTOONIST. EDITOR'S NOTE -This is the first of a series showing prominent men as they appear to the photographer and to the cartoonist. Vice-President Sherman will be the subject next week. comicbooks.com