Judge, 1912-11-30 · page 7 of 26
Judge — November 30, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon ("A Collector"):** A photograph-style illustration shows a woman at a gate. The joke plays on the double meaning of "collection"—the Widow Baskin allegedly has the largest collection of marriage certificates in the county, implying she's been married many times. **"After Election" (main text story):** References the 1912 election when Kansas approved women's suffrage and Woodrow Wilson won the presidency. A female voter expects egg prices to drop post-election, reflecting pre-election campaign promises. The clerk's joke—"it will be two years before the hens have a chance to vote"—mocks women's newfound voting power as insignificant and absurd. **Other brief jokes:** Scattered one-liners satirize class attitudes ("Misinterpreted"), marriage conventions ("Disproved"), and social behavior ("Both Speedy"). The page reflects early 20th-century skepticism toward women's suffrage, treating newly enfranchised female voters as naive or ridiculous rather than legitimate political participants.
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A COLLECTOR. Stranger—"* Who is that large woman leaning over the gate there ?"" Native—* That 's the Widder Baskin. After Election. woman-suffrage amendment THe carried in Kansas and Wilson carried the State. An echo of the pre-election argument was heard in a grocery store the day following the elec- tion. A woman who has been one of the regular cus- tomers called and inquired the price of eggs. A clerk told her they were thirty cents a dozen. “But,’’ said the woman, ‘‘they have been thirty cents a dozen for some time. Are they no cheaper now?"’ “Same old price,’’. replied clerk, “Then,’’ commented the customer, “they will not fool me again on this election business, I understood that if Wilson was elected, the price of things would go down." the They say she ‘s got the biggest collection o° “Perhaps it is a little too soon to expect a change in the price of eggs,”’ said the clerk. ‘You know, it will be two years before the hens have a chance to vote."” Misinterpreted. “Beg pardon, sir,"’ said the door- man at the Staghorn Club. ‘‘Haven’t you made a mistake?"’ “I reckon not,’’ replied Si Corn- tassel. ‘‘The sign on the door says ‘No Admission,’ and if they’s no admission it’s free, ain't it?” “She Couldn't.” Housemaid—‘‘Aunt Hetty, do you eat okra?’’ Aunt Hetty —‘‘No, chile; it am too slippery fer me!"" Housemaid—“‘I believe I saw you eat some the other day.’’ Aunt Hetty—'‘I did, honey; but I wouldn’t, if I could of cotch it!’” marriage certificates in the county.’* Disproved. Who was the idiot to bring in That senseless superstition, That ever should the best man win In any competition? It fails the moment it’s applied. Just put it to the test, man! The bridegroom always wins the bride, And never is the best man! —Georee B. Morrweed. Monopolies. Though steel and gas and iron must Divide the world in parts, Yet love controls the strongest trust— The syndicate of hearts. Both Speedy. Helter—‘How did Binks get. through his fortune so quickly?"’ Skelter —‘‘The cab and the cab-~ aret.’’ comicbooks.com