Judge, 1911-11-18 · page 5 of 24
Judge — November 18, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humor pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines: **Top illustration**: A silhouette scene depicting women shopping or at a counter, with dialogue about marriage and engagements—social comedy about courtship. **Text sections**: Short humorous pieces including "Legitimate Lies" (excuses people make), "Technical" (a joke about musicians being poor businessmen), "To the Birdmen" (poem mocking early aviators), and "How They Do It" (commentary on Audubon Society members and their exaggerated stories). **Large bottom illustration**: "The Universal Favorite"—depicts a woman holding a banner reading "I AM A GOOD COOK" while surrounded by eager men. This satirizes how cooking ability was considered women's most valued trait in matrimonial markets, presented as universal male desire. The page reflects period attitudes about gender roles, courtship, and women's domestic value.
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NON SEQUITUR. Floorwalker—'* Anyone waiting on you, miss ?"* Miss Shopper—“ Oh, yes; Mr, Yardend, of the silk counter. Legitimate Lies. F. writes, asking if there really are legitimate lies. Yes, indeed. A few that occur to us offhand are the following: “*She is not at home. It happened to a friend of mine. orry, but I’ve got an engagement."" “We missed you awfully.”” Technical. “©\ FUSICAL men are never business men.” “Oh, I don’t know. They finger a lot of notes, anyhow.”’ To the Birdmen. By WILLIAM J. LAMPTON. O, Birdmen! you with nerve enough To climb the air as high As human lungs are built to go, Or as the birds can fly, You need to have the greater nerve To scorn the jeering cries Of disappointed crowds who think You are afraid to rise. You know when you should fly; when not; Now have the nerve to tell The heedless, howling, brutal mob To go to— Court Orders Obeyed. She—Love me, love my dog.’" He—‘'! do—and Fido kisses me.”’ We 're to be married next month."” How They Do It. sGHE'S a prominent worker in the Audobon Society, isn’t she?’’ “Yes; she’s just back from the sea- shore with wonderful stories of how many hearts she slew.”” Geometrical Dishonesty. HEN men in stances Improve by crooked means their chances, By not being square, as you surmise, In social circles they then can rise. FR WwW. straitened circum- LITTLE music, now and then, is furnished by the long-haired men. THE UNIVERSAL FAVORITE. comicbooks.com