Judge, 1913-08-30 · page 3 of 24
Judge — August 30, 1913 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine features summer-themed satirical illustrations and humor. The top section shows a couple planning "light housekeeping," suggesting newlyweds considering domestic arrangements. The middle cartoon depicts children's wordplay: a mother asks if "gooseberries have legs," a child responds "no, dear, why?", then admits "cause then I've swallowed a caterpillar!" — standard children's joke humor. The right panel shows what appears to be a seaside or camping scene with children engaged in summer activities, with an adult figure supervising. The bottom features an "IN CAMP" banner suggesting vacation or recreational settings. The overall page celebrates summer leisure activities and family moments with gentle humor aimed at middle-class readers, typical of *Judge's* satirical but family-friendly editorial content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
AND THEY SAY THIS NEWLY-ENGAGED COUPLE ARE sy PLANNING ON GOING IN FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING 4 Red > a “ Say, mamma, do gooseberries have legs ?”* “No, dear; why!"’ “Cause then I 've swallowed a caterpillar !"? comicbooks.com