Judge, 1910-05-14 · page 6 of 16
Judge — May 14, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This *Judge* page contains three separate satirical pieces mocking contemporary anxieties: **"The Real Reason"** ridicules the social panic around suffragettes (women's voting rights activists). A policeman calls in riot police, fire department, and emergency services in terror—not for an actual emergency, but because two women are arguing inside. The joke targets both the perceived threat suffragettes posed to society and police overreaction. **"Poor Reno"** comments on Reno, Nevada's reputation as a divorce destination. The piece sarcastically sympathizes with Reno being flooded with wealthy divorced women collecting alimony between marriages, treating this as a social scourge. It's social commentary on women's independence and leisure. **The bottom cartoons** use visual puns: one about a fruit picker's unusually long arms (explained as exaggeration from "fish stories"), and dialogue about shortening hatpins versus reducing hat sizes—trivial domestic humor. The page reflects early-20th-century anxieties about women's changing social roles, independence, and autonomy.
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THE REAL REASON. By VANCE C. CRISS RUSHING wild-eyed from the audito- rium, the policeman did not stop until he reached the center of the street. Then he blew his whistle with all the strength at his command. Making ready to run at an instant’s warning, he waited until @ patrolman arrived. ** Send in a riot call,’ he gasped, and the second man hurried to the call box, ** Call the firedepartment,"’ he yelled, and the alarm was sent in. Hardly a minute had elapsed when a patrol wagon with a detail in charge of a sergeant arrived. A moment later a hose wagon and an aerial truck, fol- lowed by their engine, dashed up. ** What 's the matter?"’ demanded the sergeant, rushing to the policeman, who seemed unable to stand. “Two suffragettes are fighting in there,"’ he replied, and fainted. Visitor—"* What abnormally long arms tnat picker ha Orchard owner—" Um, A NAUTICAL TERM— “1 SWEAR, THE HORN $a, ° IT WAS S-0-0-0 LONG."" by ELLIS 0. JONES HE good citizens of Reno, Nev., are commencing to squirm at the steady procession of smart divorcees who make that spot a resting place between month- ly allowances and alimony. Our hearts go out to Reno in all sym- pathy at her plight. We in New York of course have most of these folks both before and after the untying of the fatal knot, but New York isa large place, and we can segregate this element toa high degree of inocuity, and yet we see just enough of them to know how terrible it must be in Reno during the divorce season. Mrs. Crabshaw—" There's no practi- cal way to shorten what you term the dangerous hatpin."” Crabshaw—'* Then why not reduce the size of the hats?” MOG Why, be doesn’t need a ladder."* Hank hez bin tellin’ fish stories for nigh oa forty year. an’ natcherly his arms is stretched."*