Judge, 1912-12-07 · page 40 of 44
Judge — December 7, 1912 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements with comic snippets** rather than a sustained political cartoon. The main content consists of: 1. **Hotel and commercial ads** (Powhatan Hotel, Art Color Printing, cigarettes, trusses, music lessons) 2. **"With the College Wits"** — a collection of brief jokes about courtship and marriage, drawn from college humor magazines (Princeton Tiger, California Pelican, Dartmouth Jack o'Lantern, Harvard Lampoon). These mock-naive exchanges satirize young romance — husbands who don't compliment wives' dresses, awkward dancing, and the punchline about a new bride's mother visiting being the "real boss." The humor is gentle, domestic satire typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine — poking fun at newlyweds and dating rather than political figures. No specific identifiable public figures appear. The page reflects period attitudes about gender dynamics and courtship conventions without pushing serious political commentary.
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