Judge, 1913-04-12 · page 12 of 24
Judge — April 12, 1913 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects six brief satirical jokes mocking rural American life and social conventions of the era (likely early 1900s). **Key items:** - **"Still Game"**: Flirtation joke where a young woman (Mayme) complains about poor luck at whist card games; a suitor (Ted) suggestively proposes she try "holding other hands"—his own. - **"Well Trained"**: Mocks women's political involvement, suggesting a wife has become a powerful "ward boss" through domestic practice, implying women should stay home. - **"Progress"**: Satirizes the suffragette movement, joking that an activist woman has become "quite a gentleman" rather than remaining a "lady." - **"Slightly Sarcastic"**: A real-estate developer boasts of improvements to his town, then admits there are none—absurdist humor. - **"A Dilemma"**: Irish immigrant (Pat) trapped in impossible marital logic. The overall tone is conservative, mocking women's expanding social roles, suffrage activism, and modernization while celebrating traditional gender roles.
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co Still Game «e]'VE never held a decent hand In whist,” said Mayme; “(And why, I do not understand !"" Her cheeks aflame. “If I were you, I'd change the game,"’ Suggested Ted. “Try holding other hands, dear Mayme; Try mine, instead!"’ The Softening Influence Binks—Why is the summer girl more mushy than the winter variety? Jinks (glaring at a soda-fountain sign) —It must be due to over-indulgence in soft drinks. Honest men have the courage of their convictions; dishonest ones get theirs from the judge. ZRYVISYNAN ROD TOPS PENISON 12 NTRY LIFE IN AMERICA Slightly Sarcastic Well Trained “It is five years since Iwas here last,” Mr. Homebody—The papers speak of remarked the tourist, ‘‘and I must say I your wife as an influential ward boss. am amazed at the imorovements I see on Mr. Peewee—Yes; she had lots of prac every hand.’? tice at home before she went into politics. “Aw, you betcha, Torpidville is coming right along!”’ replied Colonel Hooks, the real-estate dealer, ‘But just what im- provement do you notice in per- tickler that amazes you so?’” “None at all. That is why I am amazed."’ Progress I've a girl in Buffalo; She's a suffragette, you know. As a lady she began, Now she’s quite a gentleman. A Conclusion ‘What finishing school did A DILEMMA gare ey Sar dat,’ 1 Pat-Bedad, the onty way T can live with me wife isto stay he School for Scandal, away from her, and if I stay away from her she won't let should imagine. me out of her sight. comicbooks.com