Judge, 1911-07-01 · page 16 of 24
Judge — July 1, 1911 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* presents early 20th-century humor targeting domestic life and gender relations. The poems mock marital dynamics—wives securing husbands' devotion through cooking, a woman voting based on attraction to a candidate rather than policy. "Shrewd Woman" satirizes feminine vanity: a wife avoids checks because banks would see her spending habits. The central illustration humorously depicts Fourth of July safety, showing families enjoying fireworks indoors under umbrellas or in protective structures—absurdist visual satire of dangerous holiday explosives. "Settled" jokes darkly about American social mobility, suggesting ancestors are "dead" (socially irrelevant), reflecting period attitudes about erasing immigrant or working-class heritage. Throughout, the satire reflects Progressive Era anxieties: women's newly won suffrage treated as frivolous; conspicuous consumption concerns; class anxiety about ancestry and respectability.
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He said When Billie and I Were Wed. fy LIDA KECK WIGGINS. HEN Billie and I were wed, That he always should worship me; No matter what came, He should be the same, And should never less loving be. When Billie and I were wed, I said (For I was both loving and shrewd), “I'll keep him that way To his latest day, For I know how to cook his food.’’ Their First Election. DPN it give you a thrill to re- alize that you were exercising the glorious privilege of the franchise?” “Yes, wasn’t it just lovely? You know Tom ison the ticket, and I just had to giggle when I put that kiss after his name. Using a Friend. HE FRIEND who borrows a ten- dollar bill upon the promise to pay it back ina day or so first breaks the bill and then the promise. A GAPE PLACE TO GET OFF YOUR EXPLOSIVES. SUGGESTIONS FOR A QUIET, SAFE AND SANE FOURTH OF JULY. The Hard Part. ¢¢ LJ UH!” saysthe friend. “You get your mon- ey easy enough!” “Oh, I know’ I get it easily,”’ replies the other. “All I have to do is stand in line for my pay envel- ope. It was the earning it I was kicking about.’" Shrewd Woman. Howard—‘‘I can't get my wife to pay her bills by check.”” Edward—‘‘Why not?’’ Howard—‘‘She says that she won't have the horrid bank people know what everything costs her.’’ Different. ELL begun Is half done’’— "Less you are Digging one. HE BRIDE goeth before Niagara Falls. DRESS YOUR BOYS IN STEEL SUITS AND GINE THEM FIREWORKS FILLED WITH SMOKELESS AND NOWELESS POWDER, [oannea (ceseer * A GOOD PLACE TO DUMPALL FIREWORKS. SETTLED. Mother, have we any ancestors ?"* No, dear; they are all dead." WF YOU MUST POP SoMET NG POPCORN, comicbooks.com