Judge, 1912-02-10 · page 8 of 24
Judge — February 10, 1912 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Main Cartoon**: "Broncho Bob" depicts a Wild West cowboy restraining his cousin from drawing guns at gentlemen fighting over a recently-vacated stagecoach seat. The joke satirizes the contrast between frontier violence (where gunfights are expected) and civilized urban behavior—the men scrambling for a seat represent the same desperate, crude behavior as a western brawl, yet occur in "polite society." **Surrounding Content**: The page mixes brief satirical commentary on contemporary topics: - Women's suffrage ("suffragette" wife beats her husband) - Mayor Gaynor's presidential ambitions (congratulating large families to gain votes) - Early aviation ("airship" mishaps) - Dating and marriage conventions The overall tone mocks urban pretension by suggesting Americans—whether in the Wild West or cities—behave identically when motivated by self-interest or desire.
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THE WILD EAST. tes = kev Broncho Bob (from Poison Springs, Wyo.) —"* I can't stand by and see a cayuse muss up a stage-coach full of women like that."’ His cousin—"' Hold on, Bob, don't draw ; those gentlemen are trying to get a seat that 's just been vacated."” Let's Talk about the Women. F SOME girls practiced more on the gas range and less on the piano, this would be a happier world. When it comes to removing wrinkles, photographers make the best beauty doctors. When Cupid marries an old maid off, all the young buds think the little fel- low is getting altogether too charitable. If a man wants to put his wife in right with Cupid in case of emergencies, let him take out a roll of life insurance. ‘*Her color came and went,"’ declared the popular novelist; but he failed to state that it went away on the hero’s shoulder. Beauty may be skin deep; no one ob- jects to that. It’s the fact that most of it is bought at the drug store that makes the thing a skin game. Flattery may turn a woman's head, but usually it’s peroxide. Don’t beg a pretty girl for a kiss. Thieves get. away with it where beg- gars fail. —Bian Blackman. The Latest about Peter. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and tried to beat her; But his wife was a suffragette, And Peter’s in the hospital yet. Con naught the Duke—he is wise. WONDERFUL! May—''I went out West to see my father and mother the other day, Percy."’ Percy—"' By Jove! And how did you find them ?"” May—"' Oh, I knew where they lived." Percy—"* By Jove !"" A Housewarming. “T want a dress to put on around the " house,”” said the lady in the depart- ment store. “‘How large is your house, madam?”’ inquired the fresh clerk. It Sounds Familiar. Mayor Gaynor, of New York City, has gone out of his way to congratulate a mother on the fact that she has eight children, This is almost the final proof to our mind that the mayor is a receptive candidate for the presidency. We shall be convinced beyond all dispute that he will run when we read in the papers that he has formed the habit of going for- ward to shake hands with the engineer after a railway journey. Wanted, the Earth. Howell—‘Did you ever want the earth?”’ Powell—*Yes, once, when I was fool enough to let a fellow take me up in his airship."’ comicbooks.com