Judge, 1914-07-04 · page 5 of 24
Judge — July 4, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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The top illustration satirizes efforts to make farms attractive to city visitors, showing various commercial establishments (cafes, dance halls, etc.) cluttering a rural landscape—mocking the commercialization and artificial "improvement" of authentic farm life. Below that, "Here's Loafing" is a poem romanticizing vacation idleness, contrasted with "Correct" advice from a professor recommending productive family tree-planting. The silhouette cartoon shows a parent disciplining a child while asking "Carry yet grin, boss?" and "No"—illustrating psychological child-rearing theory about "moral discipline" achieved through non-physical punishment (emotional distance rather than corporal contact). "His Antagonistic Attitude" appears to be a political anecdote about an unnamed Hon. P.T. Swagg, criticizing populist rhetoric about "perfect equality" as inappropriately familiar from politicians toward ordinary citizens.
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