Judge, 1912-07-13 · page 7 of 24
Judge — July 13, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple brief satirical pieces mocking early 20th-century social conventions and gender roles: **"The Mother Instinct"** uses humorous poems and jokes to ridicule women's behavior. "Excess Baggage" mocks a wealthy woman who brings twelve trunks but wears only a red bathing suit—satirizing female vanity and excess. "An Everyday Tragedy" depicts a domestic quarrel ending in reconciliation, suggesting women's emotional volatility. **"Ye True Fish Story"** is a mild joke about a woman using an expensive hat as fishing bait, implying women's frivolous spending. **"Those Table Bouquets"** jokes about urban living's inconveniences, with a country visitor confused by city dwellers growing flowers on dinner tables. The remaining dialogue jokes target women's suffrage activism ("On Hand"), musical pretension ("Naturally"), and politics/corruption ("Knicker-Bocker"). Overall, the page reflects era-typical misogynistic humor dismissing women as vain, emotional, and impractical.
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THE MOTHER Excess Baggage. HERE came to the beach a rich maiden of Erie, All stunningly coiffured and dressed up to kill. Twelve trunks and four boxes ac- comp’nied the deary. Each womanly heart felt an envious thrill. But, leaving her boxes unopened and scorning Her trunks that were burst- ing with feminine loot, This maiden of Erie, noon, evenine and morning, Paraded the beach in a red bathing suit. Walter G Doty An Everyday Tragedy. Mary dropped her eyes on the floor as Henry burst into the room, Her face length- ened rapidly, and she finally pierced him with a glance. As his laugh rose and her voice broke. The Attraction. Ted—‘‘1 see they are going to boom New York as a summer resort.’’ Ned—*‘I thought most of the visitors came here because it was a hot town.’” Ye True Fish Story. She bought a fifty-dollar hat; The price had little weight. He was a million-dollar fish, And she used the hat for bait. ~ ite THOSE TABLE BOUQUETS. d fell, she d ther j Ephraim (from the country) —"' I say, cousin, this livin’ in th’ city ain’t and fell, she dropped her jaw yhar it 's cracked up to be whea you have t' make your flower garden on th’ dinner table !"" INSTINCT. On Hand. “‘Was your wife in the suffrage pa- rade?’’ asked Morrowby, meeting Jel- liffe on the street. **You bet she was!’’ said Jelliffe en- thusiastically. ‘‘Why, she is the flag bearer for her chapter!"” “Mercy !’’ cried Morrowby. ‘‘Do you mean to tell me that little woman car- ried a flag all that distance?”’ “Well—no,"’ said Jelliffe. “My chauffeur and I took turns at it.’’ Naturally. “Do you play any instru- ment, Mr. Jimp?”’ "Yes, I’m a cornetist."” “And your sister?" “She's a pianist."” “Does your mother play?”” “She's a zitherist."” “And your father?”’ ‘*He’s a pessimist.”” Knicker—'‘Is Jones in poli- tics for his health?” Bocker—‘‘Not unless mud bathe are healthy.”’ comicbooks.com