Judge, 1912-02-03 · page 9 of 23
Judge — February 3, 1912 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mocks Valentine's Day customs through silhouette vignettes labeled with romantic stages ("Fascination," "Infatuation," "Osculation," etc.) that humorously chart relationship trajectories—culminating in "Jail" and "Separation," suggesting romance inevitably ends badly. The accompanying aphorisms satirize insincere valentine practices: anonymous senders, hypocritical declarations, and the commercialization of romance. One joke skewers socialist ideology through a dialogue where a Socialist advocates wealth equality, then asks "how much have you got?"—exposing hypocrisy about redistribution. A separate "Credit" joke plays on double meaning: a new church rector claims he brought "credit" to his pulpit because no actual money was involved—mocking both clerical poverty and financial dishonesty. The overall message: Valentine's Day reveals human pretense and shallow sentiment. The medium (crude silhouettes) underscores the foolishness of romantic posturing.
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LITTLE Fascination. Infatuation. The Good Saint's Day. (CIRCUMSTANCES alter valentines. Sending only the one girl a valen- tine is the best policy. The ways of the anonymous valentine are past finding out. People who have faults of their own shouldn't send valentines. Too many valentines spoil the whole day for us. We are all known by the valentines we receive. No man is a hero to his valentine. It’s a wise valentine that knows its own sender. The jilted man clutches at a valentine. Valentines are sent us to show us what hypocrites we are. Solemnization. Nail. TRAGEDIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE. SIA Consternation. Osculation. The comic valentine covers a multi- tude of sins. A little valentine is a dangerous thing. Send a comic valentine in haste and repent at leisure. Beauty continues to be her own best valentine. We love only once, but we manage to find a new girl to send a valentine to every year. The fool and his valentine are svon mailed. J. J. O°Comnnell. Friend—‘‘Now, as I understand it, you and I, instead of having unequal wealth, ought to have just the same amount."" Socialist—‘* Yes much have you got? -er—that is —how Constellation. Valentine Vagaries. Even comic valentines sometimes are humorous, Valentines are a first aid to weak- hearted suitors. On Valentine Day we see ‘‘oursils as ithers see us.’" Men have been hanged for the per- petration of crimes far less offensive than valentine verses. Delivering valentines in the stone age must have been a man’s job. It takes a comic valentine to pierce the armor of dignity. Credit. Church trustee—Did you occupy your last pulpit with credit?” New rector—‘‘Entirely. There was never any cash connected with it.'” — Vance C. Crit comicbooks.com