Judge, 1913-08-09 · page 9 of 24
Judge — August 9, 1913 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines. **Top cartoon**: A motorist whose car has stalled complains about receiving a $25 speeding fine the day before—ironic commentary on traffic law enforcement inconsistency. **Main anecdotes include**: - A discussion of 19th-century humorists (Sut Lovingood, Artemus Ward) compared unfavorably to a politician's reasons against women's suffrage - Dating/courtship humor about inexperience and kissing technique - A worker unable to wake early despite alarm clocks because a coworker beats him to the washroom - A wife's inability to detect counterfeit money due to handling little currency - A reference to Secretary William Jennings Bryan's quiet Fourth of July (no political speeches) - Jokes about business education for wives seeking household money control and baseball players avoiding high balls **The photograph** shows a near-sighted aunt admiring her portrait, with caption humor about the artist's rendering of her mouth expression. The humor reflects early 1900s concerns: women's rights debates, gender roles, workplace competition, and currency authenticity.
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aT \ IE ANOTHER DAY Stalled motorist—And only yesterday | was fined twenty-five dollars for breaking the speed laws! Still, More Humorous aa] USED to admire, ina way, the effer- vescent humor of Sut Lovingood,"’ confessed the Old Codger; “tand it hit Me as amas- terly effort on the part of Artemus Ward to stand, over- coated and mittened, off yonder in the edge of the woods, at half-past one o'clock on a cold night, and yell in a heartrending wail, until his brother: arose from sleep, and, clad in little but goose flesh and keen ap- prehension, opened the window, to have the festive Artemus shout an inquiry as to whether or not he believed slavery was wrong. Fora long time I contended that the output of those two humorists was 80 excruciatingly silly and monumentally idiotic that it could never be beaten. But I changed my mind the other night, when I heard an old-time wheel-horse politician state his reasons why women should not vote.’” Qesi Inexperience “Jennie,’’ said he, ‘believe it true— I never loved any girl but you.”” “Oh, Fred,’’ she answered, this; ea make such work when you try to kiss." I'm sure of Practical Mrs. W.—Odd invitations Mrs. Reid issued for the coming nuptials of her daughter—just written affairs, with the first line reading, rs. L. W. Reid re- A Double-action Alarm EMMANDHAW'’S face wore a wor- ried look, ‘I'm in trouble,’’ he said. ‘*I don’t seom to be able to get up early in the morn'ng."" “Way don't you get yourself a nice little alarm clock?"’ the head bookkeeper suggested. “I did; but I didn’t hear the thing when it went off.”” “Then why don’t you get a bigone?” “I did that, too, and it made me lose too much time." “Made you lose time?"" “Yes; it rang so loudly that it awak- ened the man in the next room, and he always beat me to the washroom.”” Not a Detector Husband—Mary, it seems that every time you get a bill changed, you get a piece of bad money shoved on you. Wife— Maybe 80, Henry; but I handle so little, [don’t know the difference. Tranquillity Quiet! Secretary Bryan did not make a speech on the Fourth of July. He stayed in Washing- The New Woman Mrs. Knicker—Are you going to take a course in a business college? Mrs. Bocker—Yes; 1 want to find out how to get more money out of Jack. Baseball players are much opposed to the high ball, as it often puts them out. VERY REALISTIC quests the honor of your presents,’’ etc. Mr, W.—Truthful, at any rate. ton. It was a quiet Near-sighted aunt (whose nephew is viewing her portrait painted by Miss de Fourth. Brush) —Jack, don't you think that the expression around the mouth is fine ? comicbooks.com