Judge, 1913-05-17 · page 9 of 24
Judge — May 17, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several period satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century domestic life: **"Vacation Time"** mocks the financial burden of family vacations on fathers. The poem humorously depicts wives and children preparing separate trips while the father faces financial ruin ("From his money he'll be parted"). **"Missed a Car"** ridicules a socially awkward young caller who overstays his welcome. Miss Blank's father, exhausted by the visitor's dullness and inability to recognize when to leave, refuses to let him back in when he returns for a forgotten umbrella—telling him to "walk" in the rain instead. **"An Understudy"** uses a talking machine (phonograph) as a joke about marital disconnection. **"What Changed Him"** plays on the stereotype that marriage ruins men's appreciation of home cooking. **"Class Prejudice"** contrasts a woman and man's different footwear (she in heels, he in worn shoes), suggesting class judgment. **"The Infallible Anti-Skid"** appears to be an automotive advertisement or demonstration, unrelated to the satire above.
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Vacation Time HERE’S a heap of preparation Going on all o’er the nation; There's to be a separation In the family, I fear. Ihave one sure way of knowing— All the women folk are sewing Clothes they'll wear where they are going In vacation time of year. To the lakes go Jane and Nora; To the mountains May and Flora; Mother visits in Panora Every summer, and I hear That the boys are going touring. Just at present they’re procuring Things they think that they'll need during The vacation time of year. Yes, there's surely preparation Going on all oer the nation; There's to be a separation In the family, I f Suits for maintenance have started; Father's almost broken-hearted. From his money he'll be parted In vacation time of year. Howard C. Ketley. An Understudy Mrs, Crabshaw—When the woman next door returned after being away a week, her husband was mean enough to say that he hadn’t missed her. Crabshaw—I don’t suppose he did. He had the talking machine going all the time. What Changed Him Kaiser—Do you like home cooking? Maiser—I did hefure I got married. PREJUDICE Missed Miss BLANK was receiving a call from a young man, whose reputa- tion for dullness and egotism was only equaled by his reputation for ‘‘never knowing when to go home.”” The rest of the family had long since retired when the youth finally took his departure, and his hostess lost no time in seeking her own bed. When he reached the corner, it began to rain, and he re- a Car membered that he had left his umbrella behind. Returning to the house, he rang the bell several times before he was heard. Finally a wrathful voice from an upper window demanded, “Who is it?’” “Mr. Carr,’’ he replied, with dignity. “Then walk, blast you, walk !’’ returned Miss Blank’s parent, hastily dropping the sash with a loud bang. THE INFALLIBLE ANTI-SKID comicbooks.com