Judge, 1913-05-10 · page 15 of 24
Judge — May 10, 1913 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This multi-panel comic strip satirizes the hidden costs of recreational fishing. A man enthusiastically pursues fishing as a hobby, but each panel reveals escalating expenses: buying equipment, visiting fish markets to purchase catches to impress his wife, and ultimately confronting his spouse about the financial burden. The final panels show the wife discovering evidence of his spending and the "reckoning" with the bill. The satire targets early 20th-century consumer culture—specifically how leisure activities marketed as affordable recreation became financial traps through impulse purchases and social pressure (needing to show results to one's spouse). The accompanying anecdotes about women's behavior and relationship dynamics reflect period attitudes: women are depicted as talkative, demanding, and focused on domestic finances, while men bear the burden of providing.
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ABITE, BUT au UU Fe? NOT WISHING (EI Et TO GO HOME E) THE BASKET july Des An 3 = ¢ = JUDGE'S MOTION PICTURES Fisherman's luck. Showing how expensive a fishing trip may be at times. One View FRoM sunrise until set of sun Man works, but woman’s never done. The reason why she gets in dutch, Is ‘cause she loafs and talks too much! Willing To Oblige “While,’? says a New Yorker, ‘‘the Gotham car. conductor is generally rude, sometimes he is witty. “*Not long ago, on a Broadway car, a woman said to the conductor, in a voice of command, “**You will let me off at 931.’ “The conductor regarded her curiously for a moment, while the other passengers grinned; then, quite submissively, he answered, “**Yes, ma’am; what floor, please, ma’am?’"* Poor Human Nature Madge—Why don t you go to your doc- tor for advice? Marjorie—What's theuse? He always tells me to do a lot of things he knows I won't do. Temperament is loving a man because you hate him and laughing because you are crying about it. comicbooks.com