Judge, 1910-12-24 · page 5 of 24
Judge — December 24, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes women's suffrage and voting rights through multiple cartoons and commentary. **"The Question Before the House"** (main image): Shows a couple at a doorway, likely debating whether their relationship constitutes a "match" (marriage). The satire suggests that women voting undermines traditional domestic arrangements. **"Woman's Ways"** (right column): Mocking commentary on women's supposed frivolousness—their concern with shoe and hat sizes—implying they're unfit for serious civic participation. **"When Women Vote"** (bottom right): Depicts a woman in bed, suggesting female voters are lazy or incompetent. **"In Bad"** and other snippets mock women's activism around suffrage and women's rights movements of the era (likely early 1900s). The overall message: Judge magazine opposed women's suffrage, using humor to portray female voters as ridiculous, trivial, or dangerous to society.
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Tender-hearted. Woman's Ways.’ 8) WILBUR D. NESBIT. / N WOMAN'S shoe } R. SILAS PIK- X\ > Vi Z She thinks MO WEED steps » ‘ Smallness will do; :nto the long corri- Borwe niece for of the Upthere She wants Building. He gazes Largeness in that! at the row of eleva- tor gates, squinting In Florida. with some amaze- Singler "Whar on earth are you ment at their iron taking a picture of bars. He glances apprehensively at those dismal sand the elevator starter, hills for? Why don’t you get some who, with star on of the beautiful breast and brass buttons on his uni- scenery around the hotel?” form, is an impos- ng sight. Doubler—'Tush, “Is—is there a tush, old boy! teller of the name These are for my of James Raddon in wifeat home. If] in here?” Silas send anything else, asks. she'll come down “Yes — 1435," and spoil the Christ- : mas celebration ] have arranged.”’ answers the starter quickly. “How long’s he : been in—been . J Doing His Best. here?” . a 66 ROTHER . ‘Since last May. Skinn,’’ says Want to see him?"" the deacon, ‘‘you No, no, I guess only put a penny ir the collection. You know that the Lord loveth acheerfu! giver.’” “Well,’’ exclaims Mr. Skinn, ‘* Ican’t be cheerful if I give any more’n that!" not. And Silas almost tiptoes back to the street, where he stops and sighs and murmurs tohimself, “Poor Jim! His pa told me the number of the His View. street where I could Woggs— ‘* Where find him, but I bet THE QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE, IS IT A MATCH? wes year son edu his pa doesn’t know cated?” about it. Iain’t got the heart to let Boggs—‘*He wasn't. He went to college. Jim see me while he is in disgrace this _ that’s all."’ way. I'll jest go back home an’ tell his folks I couldn’t find the place.” Price of Fame. H, WHO would be an Asquith And with the Asquiths stand, When suffragettes With stones and threats Run riot in the land? OLN S The Small Package. IN BAD. E USED to say, ‘‘Good things Visitor—** Is the proprietor in, sonny?" ti cages’: i Office boy-"' Yes; an’ by the way that custom- come in small packages’’; now tr's a-jawin’ him in de private office he 's in bad."" adays everything does. WHEN WOMEN VOTE. comicbooks.com