Judge, 1912-10-26 · page 10 of 24
Judge — October 26, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor: **"Excitement on the R.F.D."** (top cartoon): A rural mail carrier delivers multiple letters to Mr. Jones, who jokes that "it never rains but it pours." The satire likely references the volume of presidential correspondence—the text mentions letters from Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, suggesting political mail saturation during an election period. **"Men Never Hear Their Wives Say"** mocks the gap between what wives actually want and what husbands assume. The pieces satirize women's materialism, vanity, and acceptance of male dominance—reflecting anxieties about women's evolving roles and the suffrage movement. **Other sections** include domestic humor ("Economic Suggestion," "A Shameless Wish") and a dialogue about a skeptical hen dismissing the idea of artificial egg-incubation—mocking contemporary scientific optimism. The overall tone reflects 1910s-era gender stereotypes and anti-progressive sentiment, presenting women as inherently inconsistent while poking fun at technological boosterism.
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EXCITEMENT ON THE R. F. D. Carrier—* Well, Mr. Jones, here 's another letter for you."” Jones—" It never rains but it pours ! Men Never Hear Their Wives Say: UST think! I wore a number six shoe when I was married! No, I don’t believe I need any new gowns this winter. I have plenty of clothes. Don’t bother to remember my birth- day or our anniversaries with presents for me any more, dear. I'd rather you'd spend the money on yourself for cigars. No, thank you! I don’t care for chocolates, I don’t mind one bit even if my switch isn’t the color of my hair or who knows that I wear one. I think a man looks more distinguished when he has a bald spot and is minus a few front teeth. Our children are not as pretty or as smart as Mrs. Smith’s children. I don’t believe in wom- an’s rights. I think a man’s word should be law! Economic Suggestion. Louise—‘‘The man that Edith married is a re- former.” Julia—*How did he lose his money?” Very few brands of as they smell. How She Knew. Mrs. Shopper—How do you like my new Oriental rug?” Mrs. Hopper (scanning the rug crit- ically)—‘‘Are you sure it is Oriental?” Mrs. Shopper—'Sure! Why, I stood by just as it was being finished by a Turk, or an Armenian, or a Persian—I don’t know which.’’ A Shameless Wish. Slim—‘'You've a hard-working wife.’’ Fat—‘‘Yep; an’ I wish I had two or three more like her.’’ SUITABLE TRULY. face powder taste as good G/ady,—“‘ Ruth, with her suffragette ideas, must expect eventually to become a man.”” Ferdie—“ Well I think Ruth would become most any man."’ Yesterday I got one from Roosevelt ; the day before one from Wilson - an’ I spose this is from Taft !"" The Skeptic. “Cah-cah!’’ cried a hen, in a tone of alarm. “What now will become of the flock and the farm? I see by the papers that some men de- clare They soon will be picking eggs out of the air! Cah-cah!"’ and the hen to this added a “Tut! Cah- cah- cut- cut- cut- cut- cut- cah- dah- cut!" An old rooster smiled—just as old roost- ers can— “You're a fool!’’ he de- clared, ‘‘and another is man! He can hatch eggs, I know, by the use of hot air; But their making is surely another affair! And what about broilers, and potpie fowl, too? Cockadoodle - doodle-doo- dle-doodle-do-o-0-0!"" . JAW. A Touchdown. Reggie has become a great football man since he started that new mus- tache. It’s a touchdown every few minutes with him now. comicbooks.com