Judge, 1913-02-15 · page 14 of 24
Judge — February 15, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents four satirical postal cards from *Judge* magazine, each depicting romantic or courtship scenarios with humorous titles: **"A Live Wire"** (top left) shows a woman sending a telegram, suggesting energetic, modern courtship communication. **"Good for What Ails You"** (top right) features "Dr. Cupid" offering a prescription—a common early-20th-century joke format treating romance as medical remedy. **"Personal"** (bottom left) depicts a woman in sailor outfit, likely playing on contemporary gender-role humor or military romance themes. **"Presenting His Bill for Sweets"** (bottom right) shows a figure presenting charges, satirizing the financial costs of courtship—a recurring *Judge* theme mocking male suitors' expenses on romantic gestures. These cards parody popular courtship conventions of the era while maintaining *Judge*'s genteel, middle-class humor. The postal card format itself was contemporary advertising, encouraging readers to mail them as mementos.
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OR. CUPID Coartehip, Nontpmor Capl Be gc GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU PERSONAL PRESENTING HIS BILL FOR SWEETS JUDGE’S LETTER POSTAL CARDS. Cut these out and mail them home when you write, ot preserve them for your postal album. They are postal card size, they represent some of the most attractive work of the noted artats who contnbute to Jupcx, and will be appreciated as souvenire when seat to friends ot used a comicbooks.com