Judge, 1913-03-29 · page 5 of 24
Judge — March 29, 1913 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This satirical illustration depicts a domestic scene where an elderly woman appears to be relinquishing authority in a bedroom setting. The accompanying text suggests the humor centers on generational conflict over domestic control and modern values. The supporting comic snippets mock various social pretensions: "High-priced Literature" ridicules flowery romantic writing; "Cupid's Hunches" satirizes women's confusion about love versus materialism; "His Studies" jokes about academic pretension; and "A Good Field" contains wordplay about laziness versus disease. The overall theme appears to critique how traditional maternal/grandmotherly authority was being challenged by modern sensibilities in early 20th-century American society—a common Judge magazine theme mocking both old-fashioned and newly fashionable attitudes.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THE ABDICATION OF GRANDMA ng for the Climax DDY, little Bobby’s play- mate, was asked by a motion-picture company to pose for them. Later, when the picture was produced, Bobby went to see “him Eddy played a very thrilling role of escaping from the pantry with a glass of jam just before his ‘‘aunt’’ went in search of him. Bobby sat through the show, eying his playmate a little jealously, and then every day that week found Bobby spending his tickels for a front seat. The manager of the show, becoming carious, asked the reason, and Bobby replied, “Some day that woman's ‘im, an’ I wanna see the fun. onna ketch High-priced Literature HE WROTE her eyes were azure As the sky on a perfect d He wrote her hair was golden Like the sunlight’s fairest ra; He wrote her lips were crimson As the cherry at its bes! He wrote her beauty thrilled him Deep in his manly breast. But, ah! he wed another; And when the maiden heard, She sold him back his manuscript At fourteen dollars a word. Eugene A, Vert, His Studies “Iam inclined to suspect the sobriety of the last student in our class.”” “Why so “When I asked him what were his favorite studies in ornithology, he re- plied, ‘Swallows, bats and larks. Cupid's Hunches DON'T go judging Love by his vocabu- lary. Dictionaries are too cheap. A woman always lingers at ‘‘Dead Love’s Grave,’’ but a man goes down to the corner for a drink with the boys. And of the two, the woman enjoys her- self the more. A woman in love who understands her- self is mistaken about the love or the understanding. Marry in haste, and you'll have no leisure in which to repent.—Angie ousley. A Good Field Rankin—What do you think about sim- plified spelling, old man? Rogers—That the promoters of it ought to send missionaries to Wales. Hookworm may be a disease, but lazi- ness closely resembles a habit. comicbooks.com