Judge, 1913-11-15 · page 5 of 24
Judge — November 15, 1913 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features multiple short humorous pieces rather than sustained political cartoons. The top image titled "Jealousy" depicts a couple by moonlight with dialogue about whether men exist on the moon—a reference to early 20th-century space speculation. The remaining content consists of brief jokes and satirical observations labeled "Evolution," "Thrift at Any Cost," "The Acid Test," "A Lesson Learned," "Good Form," "On the Contrary," and "Favorable Criticism." These touch on domestic situations, education, social etiquette, and gender relations typical of Judge's humor. The small cartoon illustrations accompanying these pieces mock contemporary social conventions—wealthy heirs, teachers, eugenics advocates, and marital dynamics. No specific political figures or major events appear to be targeted; rather, the satire aims at general social pretensions and behavioral oddities of the era.
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Juliet—Do you think there is a man in the moon, dear? Evolution ATTY SAGE’S grandmamma Cards and dancing used to bar. —r Brought her daughter a up by rule- Maiden of the olden S- school. Now her granddaugh- ter’s the rage, Pictured on the Sporting Page. Patty’s quaint, prim mother learned How the rich cream should be churned, How to hemstitch and crochet, On a sampler worked each day. Patty -'tis a rapid age— Figures on the Sporting Page. All the men to Patty bow; She can best them, they avow. Champion she upon the links; Golf queen, each admirer thinks. Her success from this you gauge: Patty's on the Sporting Page! ELA. Fe Madge —I hear he’s very sweet on you? Marjorie—Rather! He’s good for about two pounds of candy every week. JEALOUSY Romeo—Maybe. Thrift at Any Cost ’ roared Crabshaw iter shaft. ‘Why do you play that one record over and over again without a change?’ Pennypincher angrily shouted down, ‘‘I hate the darn thing, and I want to wear it out, so I can throw it away.” A Lesson Learned The teacher, who was giving the pri- mary class a nature talk, inquired, “Johnnie, how does a bee But if so, darling, he's an old man. The Acid Test HE friend who harks to your behest And lends to aid your need, Has he not stood the acid test— Is he not friend indeed? Good Form “‘What is the finest form of living?’” asked the eugenics prof. Being in the model busines: the giggly girl. Nebuchadnezzar would be useful nowa- days as the leader of a vegetarian cult. gushed sting?” Johnnie, a graduate from the school of experience, re- plied with emphasis, “Awful!” On the Contrary “My, Willy, what a state your clothes are in! [believe you have been playing with that bad Jenkins boy again.’” “No, ma, I ain't, either. I've been fightin’ with him.”” Visitor—Not so bad at ail, old man! FAVORABLE CRITICISM But you just ought to see some of the pictures my wife knits, comicbooks.com