Judge, 1912-11-16 · page 19 of 24
Judge — November 16, 1912 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page combines **political satire with advertising**, typical of Judge magazine's format. ## Political Content: "Suffrage Snapshots" The left column contains anti-women's suffrage arguments presented sarcastically by writer Ida Husted Harper. The satire mocks opponents of female voting by: - Exaggerating claims that women lack time for political information (too busy with social clubs and teas) - Ridiculing fears that voting requires women to leave home - Highlighting the hypocrisy: divorced men must pay alimony regardless of circumstances, yet only men make laws - Presenting statistical evidence: states with women's suffrage show higher population growth than those without The satire's point: **If women's suffrage causes "race suicide" (population decline), why do suffrage states show the *opposite* trend?** ## Advertising The bulk of the page advertises **Schlitz beer in brown bottles**, claiming protection from light spoilage. Minor ads include Remoh Gems (jewelry) and Forest and Stream magazine. The content reflects the pre-1920 suffrage debate, when such arguments against women voting were seriously advanced—now presented as obviously absurd.
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time, too, 1 study or leisure than a mai Sat to be iad for poli i the 3. ie band, too, to insist that our werburdened woman may read for [olitical information. How can she, hen now she only gets through hree library books a week, five mag- ines and a daily paper? Where is be time? It is move than foolish to suggest hat she may learn through conversa- tion with her kind what goes on in be world. When she only meets beople through a church society, a iterary, card, dancing, bowling, re- rm or philanthropic club, with fternoon teas, sociables, receptions nd musicales thrown in, how can e hope, poor prisoner of home! to roit by the speech of humankind? And so, my friends, remembering that the polls are without the sacred lvalls of home, that maybe a woman ould have to go many blocks before she reached one, and that meanwhile be would be deserting, as she never does now, her housewifely duties and precincts, we must agree with the lsntiques—no!—the antis, and shout, “Let us leave the timeless one in peace and keep the ballot far from ber secluded path!’" —oreta 1. Hartel. Suffrage Snapshots. By IDA HUSTED HARPER, The Alimony Club of divorced hus- bands in New York are howling loud and long because the court has ruled that they must continue the payment of alimony even though they are kept in prison and can’t earn a do Another crowd who are out of jail are rending the air because they have to pay alimony just the same after their former spouses have wedded again, The fair divorcees answer that, since only men are considered competent to make the laws or even to elect the lawmakers, they have no right to kick against the results. It’s awful, the little respect women show nowadays for the superior wis- éom of men! s+ ON @ a In a chart recently published giv- ing the increase in population, every oneof the eleven States showing fifty percent. and over have some form of woman suffrage, and four of them bave it in full, In five of the ten States where the increase has been less than ten per cent., women have cot ascrap of suffrage, and in the other five only a vote for school trustees. If it had been the other way, what a text it would have given for anti-suffrage sermons; but as it stands now, the ballot seems to bean antidote for race suicide. It’ very exasperating! . a A Chicago lawyer secured a big alimony for his client on the argu- ment that a man who marries a handsome woman must dress her in ’ style befitting her beauty. This ‘aght to put the plain woman several lps ahead in the matrimonial race ~but it won't. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. 4, Beer was first Brewed im a Hut -NOW Agencies for the 2 BROWN BOTTLE % dot the Earth As civilization advances—so do the sales of “Schlitz in Brown Bottles.” Over a million barrels sold annually. The public demands a pure beer that will not cause biliousness. The Brown Bottle protects | Schlitz from the brewery to your glass. Light spoils even pure beer. Order dealer today, Seethas erown er cook sbrondes “Shia, ~The Beer = That Made Milwaukee Famous. Re moh ns | eae ads Senshi! mountings. , About sun the price of diamonds. | | Circulation guaranteed over 100,000 copies 50c a line not an imitation and 60 Sent C.O.D. subject to examination. Write day for our é-color catalog DeLuxe, it’s free. ‘Reaod Jeweky Co., 626 Wasdington Ave., St. Loats for FOREST AND STREAM for 6 months on trial with our book “Game Laws in Brief” giving Fish and Game Laws of every State in the Union and Canada, Forest and Stream is the oldest and best outdoor publication. Weekly; $3 ayear. Fillin your name and address here. $ COME ONE close One Dollar and mail to Forest and Stream, 127 Franklin St, N. Y., and get 28 deep, exhilarating breaths of the open, and a usefal handbook FREE. comicbooks.com