Judge, 1912-11-23 · page 10 of 24
Judge — November 23, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This appears to be a Thanksgiving-themed humor page from an early 20th-century *Judge* magazine. The content consists of several short satirical pieces and jokes rather than a single unified cartoon: **Main themes:** - **"Housemother's Thanksgiving"**: Mocks the exhausting labor expected of wives during holidays—cooking, hosting, serving guests, while receiving the turkey's least desirable part (the neck) as reward. - **Social satire pieces**: Includes jokes about pretentious society women, newly married couples, streetcar etiquette, and fashionable clothing. - **The cartoon "All Aboard But the Canary!"** (top): Shows a bicycle-drawn carriage crowded with passengers, satirizing either urban transportation or perhaps overcrowding. The overall message lampoons class pretension, gender role expectations, and modern urban life. The humor relies on observational comedy about Thanksgiving customs and early 1900s social anxieties—recognizable to period readers but requiring historical context for modern audiences unfamiliar with these social conventions.
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Housemother’s Thanksgiving. OUSEMOTHER, wake! Thanks- giving Day is here, When all the kindred—far-off ones and near— Will gather round your board in glad array, With appetites saved up (seems like) a year! Prepare yourself, like many another wife, For that so trying moment of your life, When father cracks his ancient, an- nual joke About the dullness of the carving knife! Bake, broil and stew, for 'tis a prob- lem tough When to feel sure the larder’s full enough; For guests there are who never seem to fill Their hungry selves, although they stuff and stuff! Step lively all day long! Be at the beck And call of household duties without check; Yea, when the dinner’s served, be thankful if Your plate contains the skinny neck !—atazie V. Caruthers. turkey's ALL ABOARD BUT THE CANARY! Pride. Professor of voice culture —**You have a promising contralto voice.’’ High society (airily) —‘‘But, pro- fessor, I'd rather sing soprano, for it’s much higher toned.’” Her Argument. “In reasoning power,’? she began, “Woman, no doubt, surpasses man. Each thinker this conclusion draws."" “*Why so?" he asked. Said she, ‘‘Be- cause.”" True to Life. Mr, Justwed —‘*Well, dear- est, how did you like the play?"’ Mrs, Justwed — ‘‘Quite true to life—they changed servants in every act."’ Not a Bad Idea. Scene, street car; weather, stormy. Conductor—‘‘Transfer, sir?’’ Passenger—‘‘No; I guess I'll have a rain check."* In Modern Shape. Ann K. Doodle went to town To buy a gown 80 tony; She bought one at the swellest shop That looked like macaroni. Strenuous Salutations. “‘No wonder them city people complain about bein’ all worn out with their so- cial duties,’’ vouchsafed a prominent citizen of Wayoverbehind. ‘‘WhenI was down to New York I durn’ near unj'inted my neck tryin’ to bow toevery- body I met on the streets.”” Weight, 250. Duhl—*Do you know what Phatsom specialized in at college?” Keene —‘‘Judging from his appearance, it was gas- tronomy.’"’ The Difference. The man with an appe- tite that waits on good di- gestion can get along very well without turkey. The man with turkey, yet lacking appetite and di- gestion, 1s another person. The Mind Reader. First straphanger —*‘Look You're treading on my feet!"’ Second straphanger—" Beg pardon! I also prefer to ride in a cab.”” out! Turkey holds the key to the situa- tion for next Thursday's dinner. TOUGH LUCK. comicbooks.com