Judge, 1911-10-07 · page 5 of 24
Judge — October 7, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains two satirical pieces: **"Commercial Traveler Tells the Truth"** mocks a railroad worker testifying in court. He admits to years of not actually traveling—just waiting at stations and junctions—contradicting his employer's claims. The satire targets corporate dishonesty and employee negligence in the railroad industry. **"Ideal Match"** ridicules women's unrealistic romantic expectations. A woman claims she'll marry a man with a wooden leg, one eye, and severe disfigurement, insisting she won't be jealous. The satire suggests women's stated tolerance masks actual shallowness. **"The Brave Lion Tamer and the Mouse"** (cartoon) shows a lion tamer cowering in a cage from a mouse—inverting power dynamics for comedic effect. The page reflects early 20th-century attitudes: skepticism toward corporate reliability and somewhat dismissive humor about women's sincerity.
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JUDCE Commercial Traveler Tells the Truth. KNIGHTS of the grip will appreciate this yarn, which is told of one of their number. He had been summoned as a witness in a case at court, his employers having sued a delinquent customer, and the lawyer for the defense was cross-examining him. “You travel for Hooque & Crooque Co., do you?’’ asked the attorney. “Yes, sir.'’ “How long have you been doing it?’’ “About ten years.’” “Been traveling all that time, have you?’’ “Well, no, sir,’’ replied the witness, making a hasty mental calculation; ‘not actually traveling. I have put in about four years of that time waiting at railway stations, junctions, and watering tanks for trains."’ Ideal Match. “Ben” says the candid friend, ‘‘I cannot for the life of me understand why you intend to marry him. He has a wooden leg, and the other one is bowed, and he only has one eye, and is bald in patches, and positively has the ugliest whiskers I ever saw on a man, Why, no woman in her senses could love him!’ “We shall be ideally happy,’’ explains the beauteous girl. ‘‘I shall never be jealous of him, for the reasons you have cited. And he will always be so glad and proud that I married him that he won't care how much I flirt.’” O*E GREAT trouble with the way women have of pinning their faith to a pin is the sad fact that most of them place more reliance on a diamond pin than on a safety pin. i | BRAVE LION TAMER AND THE MOUSE. comicbooks.com