Judge, 1912-04-20 · page 9 of 24
Judge — April 20, 1912 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humorous short pieces typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines: **"Unlucky at Cards"** (top cartoon): Shows a man losing at cards while his wife watches disapprovingly—a commentary on gambling and marital discord. **"Fierce, but Fastidious"**: A joke about a circus lion that escaped but was captured. The humor lies in the proprietor's deadpan observation that the lion "wouldn't eat" the captor because it was "somewhat particular"—implying the yokel was too unpalatable even for a man-eating beast. **"Signs of Spring"**: Satirizes spring's financial burden on fathers, who must pay for cleaning, seeds, new clothes for the family, and animal feed—all symbolized by the dollar sign. **"Her Use"**: Dark humor about jealous wives being beneficial because homely stenographers need jealous wives' insecurity to secure employment. **"Which Do You See?"**: A pessimist/optimist contrast—typical moralizing content. The page is primarily light domestic humor and social satire aimed at middle-class readers, without obvious political content.
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God cx Fierce, but Fastidious. LION which escaped from a small circus caused much excitement in a rural community, until one stalwart young yokel managed to capture it and bring it to the tent for a reward. “Here's your man-eating lion!’ he exclaimed. **Younotice he wouldn't eat me!"" “You're right!"’ replied the circus proprietor. ‘‘He is some- what particular."” Have You Noticed It? In the spring the young man’s fancy Socks and waistcoat and cravat Blossom out in hues as gorgeous As his sister’s Easter hat. Her Use. “There's a use for everything in the world.” “‘What’s the use of a jealous wife?” “A great deal! If there were no jealous wives, how do you sup- pose a homely stenographer could get a job?” PRECAUTION. $igns of $pring. Money for the cleaners, cash for garden $eed, $hell out to the landlord—it’s very tough, indeed! $pouse must have new outfit, $o must all the kiddies; Got to buy Some fodder to feed the chickabiddies, Poor old dad must $houlder the cost of everything! To him the dollar $ign’s the most Suggestive $ign of $pring! Getting Rid of Trouble. “Don’t you think it is dastard- ly to send a man an infernal ma- chine?’’ asked Jones, while mo- toring with Brown. “Oh, I don’t know,” replied Brown, as the car gave a dying groan, half way upthe hill. ‘If I had an enemy, I'd send him this one.”’ Which Do You See? The pessimist sees the thorns on the roses; the optimist sees the roses on the thorns. comicbooks.com