Judge, 1911-04-29 · page 8 of 26
Judge — April 29, 1911 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This Judge page satirizes early 20th-century social changes, particularly women's expanding roles. The main poem, "Farmerettes," mocks the practice of women (associated with suffragettes) taking agricultural jobs by mockingly adding "-ette" suffixes to farming terms ("bovinette," "plowettes," "cattlette"). The satire suggests this feminization of language makes serious work sound trivial. Other content includes wordplay on professional fees (lawyer gets "what's left"), jokes about marriage/divorce, and a cartoon showing a child demanding gum while his mother is distracted—illustrating parental indulgence. A separate anecdote depicts a girl positioning her hat feather so she alone can admire it, mocking vanity. The page reflects anxieties about women's suffrage and labor participation, using humor to dismiss these developments as fashionable nonsense rather than serious social progress.
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“Farmerettes.” By ROSCOE GILMORE STOTT. (The oame Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont b: to the girls on her farm, polied We now have ‘‘farmerettes,"” Which seems in line with suf- fragettes, Largettes, and kitchenettes. But can they milk the bovinette Or hitch the ponyette, Or can the blushing agri-maids Sow fields of cloverette? Oh, will they drive plowettes with skill, Or herd the cattlette, Or build fencettes or stablettes, Cribette or pigpenette? le USED to be the farmer, but Begone, bluejeans! 'Tis bluejean- ette. And, too (lest we forget), Go, hide thyself, thou corncob pipe, Bring on the cigarette! As to Fees. A Few Tips for Those Who Need Them- R A WRITER—Caligra-fee. For an Etymologist—Lexicog- ra-fee. For a Schoolboy—Geogra-fee. For a Successful Man—Biogra-fee. For a Map Maker—Cartogra-fee. For a Private Secretary—Stenogra- fee. For a Scientist—Cosmogra-fee. For a Printer—Typogra-fee. For a Camera Fiend—Photogra-fee. For a Stone Engraver—Lithogra-fee. For a Metallurgist—Metallogra-fee. For an Aeroplanist—Topogra-fee. For a Poet—Antistro-fee. For an Orator—Apostro-fee. “MAMMA, MAKE WILLIE GIVE ME SOME CHEWING GUM! AS IT LOOKED TO HIM. Groom- The Worst in the World—Catastro-fee. The Best in the World—Philoso-fee. For a Pullman Porter—Twenty-five cents. For a Lawyer—What's left. Distinction. “ Y HUSBAND and I were married by a bishop.” “Were you? My husband and I were divorced by a judge who is occupying a seat on the supreme bench.” 1 KNOW HE HAS SOME ‘CAUSE 1 SAW HI3 EARS WIGGLE.” ‘* Shure, an’ thot 's th’ best matched team Oi ever seen."’ Looking Out for Number One. SYDNEY had been given some dis- carded millinery with which to amuse herself, She trimmed a marvel- ous-looking hat, and so arranged it that a long red ostrich plume hung straight down from the front of the brim, over her baby face. “Come here, Sydney,’’ said her mother. ‘‘Let me tack that feather back, out of your eyes."’ “Oh, no, mother! I want it that way, so I can see it myself. ‘Most always only other people can see the feathers on my hats.” Ecstasy. ITTLE Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating a platter of fudge; While there he was seated, His joy was completed By reading a copy of Jupce. Not Up-to-date. Visitor—Is_your rival village, Swamptown, an up-to-date town?” Native ‘Naw. They're forty years behind the times, They hain’t got a building over there that's nicknamed ‘The Monumentof Graft,’ or ‘The Tower of Waste,’ or ‘The Temple of Folly.’ ’’ HE UNIVERSAL watchword— What time is it? comicbooks.com