Judge, 1912-12-21 · page 11 of 24
Judge — December 21, 1912 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes early 20th-century debates around women's suffrage and class attitudes. **"Even Santa Claus"** (top) mocks female suffragettes by dividing them into two types: unattractive "dragonets" whom men avoid, and conventionally beautiful women who "ought to vote." The joke suggests suffragettes are either physically repellent or should rely on beauty rather than political argument—a common anti-suffrage taunt. **"Christmas Philosophy"** and **"Judgment Suspended"** are gentler holiday humor about gift-giving customs. **"Her Present"** satirizes wealthy hypocrisy: Mr. Smith, described as "hard-hearted," refuses to give his maid Mary a Christmas box (traditional servant gift), but when she swallows a dime, he coldly lets her keep it as her "present"—satisfying the obligation while avoiding genuine generosity. The final quote mocks this stinginess by suggesting the poor should expect nothing. Together, these pieces reflect Judge's conservative stance on women's rights and class relations during the Progressive Era.
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There are two sorta of Suffragettes, Although they have one plea: One kind resemble dragonets, And from them all men flee. Christmas Philosophy. HE things a fellow wants to get When Christmastime rolls round Are those that in his brother's sock Are certain to be found; So if you want a Christmas gift, Just save a bit of pelf, And what old Santa overlooks, Why, purchase for yourself! hide Keb Wier Judgment Suspended. “Well, Harry,’’ said the visitor, “did you come out wellat Christmas? “T don't know said Harry. “T haven't had time to swap any of my presents with the other fel yet.” EVEN SANTA CLAUS. They are ungracious, and they vex With shrill and angry note, While others so adorn their sex They surely ought to vote! Caller—* So you have decided to get an- other physician ? Mrs. Neugold— Indeed I have. The idea of his prescribing flaxseed tea and mus- ard plasters for people as rich as we are!"” And thus when Beauty asks for rights That Suffrage will confer, E’en Santa Claus himself delights To hand them out to her. J. A, Waldron. Her Present. Smith is ahard-hearted man. The r touches him. His wife, She entered spirit n however, is different. the dining-room with a troubled look on Christmas Eve. “Oh, John, just swallowed a dime! he said, ‘Mary has What shall we do?” Mary, be it said, is the maid in the Smith household. “Do?” repeated the master of the house. ‘Well, I suppose we'd bet- ter let her keep it. She'd ha pected a Christmas box, anyhow ex= Blessed are they who expect noth- ing; they shall not be disappointed, comicbooks.com