Judge, 1911-04-22 · page 7 of 24
Judge — April 22, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine: **"A Foolish Company"** mocks life insurance underwriters' illogical age restrictions. An 85-year-old applicant exposes the absurdity: companies refuse elderly clients despite statistically more young people dying, making their risk assessment backwards. **"Fact and Fancy"** by William J. Lampton presents contrasting female opinions about men—portraying women as inconsistent, simultaneously viewing men as worthless yet obsessing over their behavior. **"The Latest Revision"** by Grace McKinistry satirizes the hatpin panic of the era. Hatpins (long, sharp fasteners for women's hats) were genuinely feared as weapons, allegedly used for assault. The poem humorously depicts a woman traumatized by hatpin attacks, now carrying pincers defensively. The accompanying cartoon jokes about "harem skirts" (loose-fitting fashionable garments) leading to physical retaliation—suggesting tight clothing provokes violence, a common sexist argument of the period. These pieces reflect contemporary anxieties about insurance practices, gender relations, and women's fashion controversies.
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A Foolish Company. = ELL, I want to get my life insured,"’ said a ay very old man who had entered the office of a t general agent. ¥) “I am afraid our company will not wish to take you as a risk,’’ the agent replied. ‘‘How old are you?"’ “Eighty-five.” “We never write policies for people who are over eighty.”” ‘What's the matter with your fool company? Don’t you know that a great many more people die under eighty than over that age?"’ Fact and Fancy. By WILLIAM J. LAMPTON. { that men are all to the bad. | that men are merely whiskers, pants, | and tobacco smell. that men are exactly as represented. that men lie to their wives sometimes. that men are four-flushers. wil that men are denaturalized by mar- riage. that men are kept at their offices till | _ three a. m. | that men are all to the good. [too much about the men. ink | Some women § think | U kno’ A PHOTOGRAPHER takes your pictures and then makes you pay him so much a dozen to get them back. SAAN EERE The Latest Revision. By GRACE McKINSTRY. Alter having bis chie prodded, a Chicago man now carries a pair of pincers with turns the prints of dangerous hatping, Osly a matter of time when follow suit and go around armed with fles or feace cutters, News item. oe BASKWARD, turn backward, oh, hatpin so long! Make me but safe from thy sharp, cruel prong! Make me less fearful that I may be stabbed, Less apprehensive that one eye'll be jabbed! Once was I prodded full deep in my chin, Since which I’m after thee, cruel hatpin!’’ A RUNNING account gathers many figures, REVENGE IS SWEET. ‘What is bound to happen when the harem skirt comes to stay. comicbooks.com