Judge, 1913-09-13 · page 21 of 24
Judge — September 13, 1913 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with humor content secondary. The main illustrations are: 1. **"Passing the Mustard"** cartoon: A simple domestic joke about a husband's vegetable garden being so unappealing it discourages appetite rather than stimulates it—a commentary on failed home gardening. 2. **Multiple short humorous anecdotes** (jokes with titles like "They All Do It," "The Rebellious Husband," "Forced to It"): These satirize middle-class domestic life—marital dynamics, poor judges of cigars, wives buying clothes for pets, husbands' inattentiveness, and financial struggles. The humor relies on mild domestic discord and observation of everyday absurdities. 3. **Advertisements dominate**: Old Overholt Rye whiskey, Cortez cigars, J.W. Harper whiskey, Pears soap, diamonds, and Hotel Imperial—typical luxury goods marketed to Judge's affluent readership. The page reflects **1910s attitudes toward marriage, consumption, and class**—mostly lighthearted jabs at bourgeois life for an educated audience.
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