Judge, 1912-12-28 · page 12 of 25
Judge — December 28, 1912 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a series of short comic vignettes and jokes satirizing contemporary social behaviors and attitudes, circa early 20th century. The top section contains numbered cartoon scenes depicting various life scenarios—likely showing how childhood acquaintances turn out as adults (the title's theme). Below are brief humorous exchanges mocking: - **Gender dynamics**: Women's inconsistency in romantic behavior ("The Inborn Trait") - **Marriage mercenary attitudes**: A woman calculating marriage value by insurance status ("Prudence") - **Feminism's evolution**: A spinster abandoning women's rights advocacy to pursue widowers ("The Spinster's Jest") - **Dance morality**: Debate over whether the turkey trot dance is vulgar ("Convincing") - **Sentimental manipulation**: A woman claiming to break up with "Jack" to receive candy ("What It Meant") - **Political satire**: Campaign literature being worthless—only useful as furnace fuel ("A Substitute for Coal") The overall tone mocks changing social mores, female behavior, and contemporary politics through brief, cynical jokes typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.
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(1 OVER TAK A BRAKEMAN INTO TNT NE ine mi Bice 13 MammeD Ano HAS ABOUT SI SONG ST, WHAT BECOMES OF THE GANG WE USED TO KNOW? The Inborn Trait. SWEET Nell; whose age is two times two, One day upon my knee will coo Love words, hold up her lips to kiss, Next day she is a frigid miss. Girls must be born men to perplex And tease and tantalize and vex, Because Nell’s grown-up sister, May, Doth also treat me that same way. Terrell Love Holliday. Prudence. He (passionately)—‘‘I would give my life for you, dearest!" She (calculatingly)—‘‘Are you in- sured?” The Spinster’s Jest. Confidential friend (to elderly spin- ster)—‘‘So, my dear, you've given up advocating women's rights?"’ Elderly spinster—‘Yes; I'm now going in for one of women's lefts.”” Friend—‘‘Women’s lefts! What's that?” Spinster—‘Widower, my dear.”* Convincing. Crawford—''In regard to the tur- key trot, what has convinced you that it is vulgar?” Crabshaw—''I find it's always part of the performance where they give refined vaudeville."’ What It Meant. “*Juckx and I have parted forever."" “Good gracious! What does that mean?” “Means I'll get a five-pound box of candy in about an hour."” A Substitute for Coal. The wise man who has saved all the campaign literature he has re- ceived since early in June last will find it a very excellent mulch to put on a dying furnace fire in the ab- sence of coal. Most of it will be found sufficiently inflammable with- out the use of paraffin or other dan- gerous aids to combustion. comicbooks)