Judge, 1912-10-05 · page 15 of 26
Judge — October 5, 1912 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three unrelated humorous sections typical of satirical magazines: **"Sufficient Excuse"** mocks marital discord—a couple divorced over debating whether a skin condition was a "hang-nail" or "agnail," satirizing how trivial disputes escalate in marriage. **"In the Old Days"** is a biblical-era joke contrasting ancient lifespans with modern courtship customs. An elderly suitor is told to wait another hundred years before marrying his young girlfriend (only 120), treating extremely long biblical lives as comedic fodder. **"Periodic Industry"** directly satirizes American politicians, claiming they work energetically between elections but abandon labor during campaign season—a timeless critique of political opportunism. The bottom cartoon appears to feature a Black domestic worker ("Mandy") resisting an employer's demands with dry wit: "I ain't got to do nothin' but die"—reflecting both period racial attitudes and working-class sass. These sections collectively showcase Judge's blend of domestic humor, religious parody, political commentary, and workplace comedy.
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Sufficient Excuse. “| ONCE had the pleasare,’’ remarked the Erratic Thinker, ‘‘of knowing aman and his wife who raved and wrangled and ripped and rumpused over whether certain small physical annoy- ances were ‘hang-nails’ or ‘agnails,’ until they finally came to blows and the divorce court. If poor, frail humanity would accept as little as being a good reason for behaving themselves as they do as sufficient provocation for misbe- having, the ordinary home, no matter whether furnished on the installment plan or not, would be more salubrious than a bungalow in Arcadia.’ i __ BEAUTY DRAWN BY A SINGLE THREAD. PERILS OF THE AIR. In the Old Days. “‘Mr. Methuselah,’’ says young Ishbo- mush, the Gileadite, ‘‘I came to ask your permission to marry your grand- daughter Kezoorah.’’ “What! Little Kezoo- rah!’’ exclaims Methuse- lah. ‘*Why, what non- sense, boy! She’s only a hundred and twenty years old, and you’re barely turned a hundred and eighty. Wait about a hun- dred years, lad, and then you will learn whether this is merely calf love or the enduring affection that should warrant matri- mony.’ A Fixed Habit. Smith —‘Has your son any fixed habit that worries you as to his future?’’ Jones—‘‘Yes, He fights about ten rounds every morning with the alarm clock.’” Egotism is an incurable disease of the I's. Periodic Industry. Now politicians sweat and work, In sunshine and in rain; But soon all labor they will shirk Until the next campaign. BUT ONE THING INEVITABLE. “* Mandy, you 've simply got to be more careful."” “Deed, miss, I ain't got to do nothin’ but die.’ comicbooks.com-