Judge — June 14, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Editorial Page Analysis This page contains three distinct editorial sections criticizing social trends. "The Antiquity of Habit" argues that women's fashion (tube skirts) represents nothing new, citing ancient Egyptian precedent. "Brief Decisions" offers aphoristic commentary on human nature. The main cartoon, "James J. Hill's Idea," depicts a crowded urban street with "Men Wanted" signs. It references James J. Hill, a prominent railroad magnate, apparently satirizing labor shortages or immigration policy debates of the era. The caption suggests Hill's proposal involved bringing workers to improve U.S. labor conditions. "Too Much of It" critiques a traveling lecturer's muckraking journalism, arguing such relentless exposés of corruption have poisoned youth's ambition and made honest business seem impossible. The satire targets excessive progressive-era investigative reporting as counterproductive.