Judge, 1910-12-31 · page 9 of 27
Judge — December 31, 1910 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine (dated January 1911) contains several humor pieces satirizing early 20th-century American life: **Top cartoon:** "Newspaper Row" depicts journalists reading papers while sitting together—mocking the newspaper industry's self-referential culture. **Short humor pieces** target contemporary concerns: - **Jury duty avoidance:** Satirizes men seeking excuses from civic responsibility - **Suffragettes:** A barb at the women's suffrage movement, joking that female-run reform would cheapen voting (a "$2 votes marked down to $1.98") - **The Kiss problem:** A mathematical satire on romantic encounters, likely poking fun at advice columnists and romantic "formulas" **"M.A.M." magazine parody:** The fake magazine cover mocks publications targeting women, with ironic article titles by "Thrice-Divorced Wife" and "Spinster"—suggesting such magazines offered dubious relationship advice. **"Newspaper Row" and the kiss piece** reflect Judge's typical approach: witty, sometimes misogynistic social commentary aimed at educated readers familiar with current debates over women's roles and progressive reform.
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“*NEWSPAPER ROW"'—A WELL-KNOWN PLACE IN NEW YORK. One Way To Avoid Jury Duty. HERE are a great many ways devised for avoiding jury duty. The story is told of one man who was noted in the county because of the badness of his son. Finding that there was no way of escape from serving, he had an obliging friend telegraph him at the Court house. The telegram read: ‘*Your son is no better.’’ The judge was so amused at the ingenuity that he let the man off. Bargains. WHEN suffragettes shall rule the town, Reform, I beg to state, Will see $2 votes marked down To $1.98. persists in going round THE MAN who with a chip on his shoulder is in danger sooner or !ater of losing his whole block. KY DUCK, EH?" “YES, HE LIVES WITH A FAMILY OF WHICH EVERY MEMBER IS A VEGETARIAN.” The Problem of the Kiss. fy ELIZABETH PENN THORNE. Let X = 1 kiss, What say you ? Well, then X 1 = kisses, 2. Now X—1 = time lost. Or, perhaps it = A bit of a frost! Xx1, As you know, = just one, That seems’ ather slow! If we -- X by 1, It’s in the same class, But better than none! Can't we do better ? Now let us see, . . Yes! X ad libitum, . . Ecstasy ! STION FOR THE COVER OF A ' * M A M Mainly Aboot Men Vol. 1 MENUARY WHAT, 1911 No.1 READ IN THIS NUMBER WHAT MEN LIKE IN WOMEN By a Thrice-Divorced Wife. MEN—HOW TO PLEASE THEM By A. Spinster, DISHES MEN LIKE By Miss Wodwed. SHOULD WOMEN DO THE COURTING? ‘A. Symponi INTERESTING DEPARTMENTS Beautitul Men of the Stage, ete.. ete. Circulation more than 3 Million Copies Weekly Passing a Good Thing Along. ‘HE MOTHER of a small boy had spent a long time that day explaining to him the meaning of the proverb, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again."” That night she was much astonished to hear hi® pray: “Dear God, make me a good boy. And if you don’t succeed, try, try again.’ A NEW FIELD FOR SIGNS. comicbooks.com