Judge, 1910-04-09 · page 6 of 16
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains three distinct pieces satirizing early 20th-century American society. **"Women and the Ballot"** mocks women's suffrage through absurdist comparisons—a woman with a ballot is "like a rosebud wrestling a threshing machine." The satire argues women are naturally unsuited to voting, claiming their domestic roles (motherhood, homemaking) are incompatible with political participation. This reflects anti-suffragist arguments common before women gained voting rights (1920). **"The Last Word"** humorously depicts a woman obsessively searching a dictionary to win a contest, stereotyping women as argumentative and prize-obsessed. **"Scenting a Landing Place"** shows an early aviator following cooking smells to find a suitable landing spot, satirizing the novelty and absurdity of aviation technology. The **"Everyday Philosophy"** column offers cynical observations on marriage, honesty, and human nature—typical of period humor magazines. Overall, the page reflects period attitudes toward women's rights, emerging aviation technology, and satirical social commentary typical of *Judge's* approach.
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WOMEN AND THE BALLOT. By WILLIAM J. LAMPTON. WOMAN with a ballot in her hand is reminiscent of a rose- bud wrestling with a threshing af machine. If ballots came boxes, women would be more at home handling them. The flutter of a petti- cout loses its fascination in politics. A woman at the polls and a baby in the cradle don’t seem to harmonize, somehow. When the women vote, the hens will crow; and everybody knows what everybody says about crowing hens. Women may have children and have the bal- lot, but their nature doesn’t demand the ballot. What is home without a ballot box? The eternal feminine is fine campaign material. Women may become great statesmen, but they will never be great poli How would a woman's reputation look in society after it had passed through about one mud-slinging campaign? And what would the other women say? in band- ee a THE LAST WORD. ETERMINED to have the lust word, the woman hunted through the dictionary and soon emerged triumphant with a list of three thousand framed from “*Constantinople,"’ and received therefor one year's subscription in the Joyful Home's big prize contest. EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY. By WILLIAM J. BURTSCHER ‘OU COULD never convince a hustling circu- lar distributer that Rome cannot be billed in a day. Before marriage, man thinks about the way she looks; after marriage, about the way she cooks, Some men who pay as they go make it pay every time they go. You can’t always bank on the safe in a bank being safe. To court one’s sweetheart is a delight, but v,, to court one’s wife is more so, and less SP sversive. 4 The man who does not readily recog- nize an old tune may be said to be color blind in his ears. Hay-fever medicine should be taken through a straw. Men hesitate to open the door to big oppor- tunities, for fear that the little ones already within escape. The author is a kind of farmer who hauls his product to market with postage stamps. Many plans laid for good are allowed to lay for good, There are more liars in this country than you would believe. When the optimist tumbles over a stumbling- block, he simply smiles and sits on it long enough to rest. Classical musicians condemn ragtime because they prefer bragtime. A NOTE FROM BIRDVILLE. Irate landlord —"'See here, Mr. Nightin- gale, if you don’t stop this singing after sun- down you'll have to move out of this flatt’’ SCENTING A LANDING PLACE. Aviator—* Whew | They ‘re cooking ham and cabbage in that place. We had better go on until we strike roast beef "” comicbooks.com