Judge, 1914-04-18 · page 5 of 24
Judge — April 18, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon ("Find the Woman Who Is Trying to Reduce Her Weight"):** The top illustration shows a dining scene where a waiter serves two women. The puzzle asks readers to identify which woman is dieting. This is satirical commentary on the early 20th-century obsession with weight loss and diet culture among affluent women. The joke appears to be that both women are dining, making the "dieter" identification ironic or impossible—mocking the contradiction between claimed weight-reduction efforts and actual eating habits. **Surrounding Content:** The page includes humorous short pieces and poetry about everyday life ("Early in the Season," "Words of Wisdom," "A Prudent Dame," "At the Restaurant"), typical of Judge's satirical commentary on American society, manners, and domestic life. These sketches target upper-class pretensions and social hypocrisy without referencing specific political events.
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3 but 2 you 1 you al —Corpathrayn FAq. FIND THE WOMAN WHO IS TRYING TO REDUCE HER WEIGHT a ia Early in the Season WaeEN the bloom is rubbed from the purpling grape, Man’s art can never restore it; When the dust is rubbed from the butter- fly's shape, The wings must be bare that bore it. The down on the peach you can never replace, Though you're transcendentally clever; And the thousand per cent. in the base- ball race, When lost, it is lost forever! —Ted Robinson. Our conception of a successful settle- ment worker is a hustling bill collector. The Sensitive Fish MBS. JONES, not having much confi- dence in the abilities of her serv- ant, went to market herself. Approach- ing the fishwife’s stall, she asked the price of a large carp. “Sixty cents,” was the reply. The lady examined the fish and ex- claimed, “It’s not fresh!’” “T tell you it is!"’ replied the fishwife. “But it’s quite flabby !"" “Oh, go on insulting it!’’ replied the fishwife bitterly. ‘‘It can’t answer you!"’ And with that kindness of heart which is natural to her, Mrs. Jones bought the fish to make up for the injury to its feelings. Words of Wisdom Oh, words of wisdom you can trace Within my rhyme, I’m bound: When burying the hatchet, place It where it can be found! A Prudent Dame “Did she burn her bridges?” “No; only her bridge partners.’’ Fourteen-karat Love [T° a New York jewelry store there came a shy, pretty young lady with her engagement ring, which had been bought there and which she would like to have changed. The ring fitted her exactly and she was greatly pleased with the noble sentiment of the inscription, ‘‘Whate’er betide, let love abide’’; but she did not like its ar- rangement. Examination showed that the stolid, unimaginative old German engraver had carved in the sentence regardless of the ring maker’s little stamp of quality, and so it read: ‘‘Whate’er betide, let 14-K love abide.’’ Obstinate Fred—What kind of fellow is he? Ned—If you should tell him that see- ing was believing, he wouldn’t look. At the Restaurant Howard—Do you think two’s company and three’s a crowd? Coward—Yes; and especially when a half portion is being served. comicbooks.com