Judge, 1910-12-31 · page 6 of 27
Judge — December 31, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"The Suffragette Mother Goose"** parodies the nursery rhyme while satirizing women's suffrage. A young woman goes voting, and the punchline reveals she's simply voting for her husband's candidate—implying women voters lack independent judgment and merely follow their husbands' preferences. This mocks both the suffrage movement and women's autonomy. **"Wanted One Good Anywhere"** jokes about marriage certificates, with a man planning an airship wedding and wanting a "floating license"—absurdist humor with no apparent political point. **"The Suffragette Mother Goose"** is the page's primary satirical content, suggesting contemporary skepticism about female voters' independence. Other pieces are lighter fare: a boy killing his tadpole by spitting on it, a beggar's ironic claim about sobriety, and wordplay about bakers' dozens—typical period humor without deeper political meaning. The nautical illustration below references "the right skipper," likely generic maritime humor rather than specific political allegory.
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Every Day of Every Month. By BURGES JOHNSON HIRTY days hath tember, TApril, June vember"’; And, on each of them, remember That I wish you joy, indeed. “All the rest have thirty- ‘one days, Save the February. May they—-workadays or Sundays— Bring you blessings that shall vary With each wider, higher need. Sep- ind dull No- onth of The Next Best Thing. VERY small boy who had captured a tadpole proudly carried it down to his father's office. When he opened his hand to display it, the tadpole was dead. “Didn't you know that tadpoles must have water to live?"’ asked the father. “Yes, father; but I spit on it twice on the way down, IVES of great men all remind us Of the somewhat painful fact That if we, too, would be famous, We must cut out talk and act. Works Both Ways. Tramp—‘* Madam, every breath I draw is a sober one." Lady—‘‘True. It’s the breath that gives you away."* outgoing THE PRINCIPAL PARTS OF SPEECH. Weights and Measures. Teacher—* Willie, what is a baker's dozen?"* Willie eleven."" “Pa says nowadays it’s fv) Y PF The Suffragette Mother Goose. By E,W. TeITZEL. oe HERE are you going, my pretty maid?” “I'm going a-voting, sir,’ she said. “May I go with you, my pretty maid?” “Yes, if you vote my way, sir,"” she said. low shall I vote, my pretty maid?"" “Billings for Senator, sir,’’ she sa ‘I voted your way, my pretty maid."" “T thank you kindly, sir,"’ she said. “But why vote for Billings, my pretty maid?” “He is my husband, sir,’’ she said. “Why didn’t you tell me, my pretty maid?"" “All's fair in politics, sir,"’ she said. Wanted One Good Anywhere. “er s THIS marriage certificate good outside of this town?"’ Then I don't want it. I'm going to be married in an airship, and I wanta sort of floating license."* A Common Fallacy. ITTLE BO PEEP Has lost her sleep. What ails her's a serious question. She thinks it is love And the anguish thereof, Whereas it is indigestion. IT'S A SAFE VOYAGE IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SKIPPER. comicbooks.com)-’