Judge, 1912-06-22 · page 5 of 24
Judge — June 22, 1912 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon at top depicts a man at a desk receiving news about his daughter's marriage, with the caption "The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword" referencing Mr. and Mrs. John Pope announcing their daughter's marriage to Mr. Fred Wren. Below are four satirical sections mocking various social types: - **"Her Costume"**: Marie's pretentious fashion choices - **"His Status"**: A man of modest means trying to appear wealthy - **"Eccentric"**: Critiques someone who never adopts modern fashions or behaviors - **"Times Have Changed"**: Contrasts old attitudes (Rowell, Powell) with current values, specifically regarding telephone communication The bottom cartoons use visual metaphor—one shows someone "leading a higher life" (pulling a giraffe), and another depicts a cow's endless productivity ("Goes on for Ever"). The page satirizes class pretension, generational change, and the gap between appearance and reality in Gilded Age society.
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“THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD.” “Mr. and Mra, John Pope announce the marriage of their daughter to Mr. Fred Wren,” ete. Her Costume. “6 ARIE,” asked the star of her maid, gazing perplexedly at her reflection in the mirror, ‘‘what was I about to do—step into the bathtub or go on the stage?’’ Marie shrugged her shoulders. ‘‘How can I tell? Mademoiselle is dressed for either."" His Status. “He—-—" “Oh, about all he amounts to is that he makes an excellent given point for parades to march past.’’ Eccentric. He never dressed right up to date, in most expensive clothes; He never paid the highest rate admission to the shows; No wealthy club he ever sought, where luxuries abound; A touring car he never bought, in which to spin around; He never dined in swell cafe, on rich and costly food; In mouth, he held no wisp of hay; nor were his manners rude; The luckless man, with scanty means, who came, received a loan; For silver jingled in his jeans, and—it was all his own. =. Lelie Van Every Times Have Changed. Howell—** Rowell doesn’t speak to his wife.” Powell—‘‘And I can remember when he thought it was worth one doflar to say a few words to her by long-distance telephone.” Can You Beat It? A merchant in the Middle West ad- vertises: ‘‘Outing shirts—soft as a gov- ernment job—and not so hard to get.’” It sort of lowers a man to be on his uppers. GOES ON FOR EVER. LEADING A HIGHER LIFE, “* Say, Bill, did you ever see a brook take its time the way this one does?” comicbooks.com