Judge, 1914-10-03 · page 13 of 24
Judge — October 3, 1914 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine **Judge** contains various short humorous pieces and cartoons mocking early 20th-century American social customs and gender roles. The central cartoon depicts three men in conversation, illustrating social awkwardness. The surrounding vignettes satirize contemporary concerns: gum-chewing (300 million pounds annually consumed), concerns about women's evolving fashion (hobble skirts transitioning to trousers), and changing courtship dynamics. Notable pieces include "Well Mated," mocking marriages where spouses have incompatible lifestyles; "Evolution," suggesting women's clothing improvements; and "A Reservation," a joke about a father more protective of his dog than his daughter during an elopement. The "Egg View Notes" section contains small-town gossip items, typical of Judge's rural Americana humor. Overall, the page reflects anxieties about modernization, women's changing roles, and shifting social norms in the pre-WWI era. The war reference suggests this dates to around 1914-1918.
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Egg View Notes HANKSGIVING DAY is expected to be a bigevent at the Bush- nell home, as Lem has just got a letter telling that several city relatives and their acquaintances are arranging to call on him. He will grease the treadles on their melodeon, as some person with talent may be present. A highway commissioner from the north end of the county was in town Wednesday afternoon, to call on Bill Waite, our grocer, and put a stop to Bill’s measuring chicken wire in front of the store, as traffic suffers every time he does so. Seeing it advertised some place, Ote Gimber has sent off after a lightning cal- culator book, so he can post up on next season’s thunder storms. While severa] strangers were talking to the agent Tuesday morning, Witt Lar- com dashed into the station, wrote out a dispatch, then tore it up and hurried out, looking very undecided about something. —Leslie Van Every. The After Cure Lacy—Faint heart ne’er won fair lady. Stacy—Then how did old Palpy happen td marry his trained nurse? Indisputable Evidence The country is chewing something like 300,000,000 pounds of gum a year, ac- cording to statistics, which shows pretty well that there is a hopeless majority against the old-fashioned boy who likes to chew slippery elm, War's Horrors Lord save us from the woes of war And all its desolations, And those infernal foreign names And their pronunciations! Evolution Crawford --So you see some good in the prevailing styles? Crabshaw—I certainly do. After her experience with the hobble skirt, when a woman gets to wear trousers, she should be able to keep them from bagging at the knees. To the Lover Never is when you expect your best girl to get through with your rival’s swimming lesson. Well Mated Theirs is an ideal marriage, Folk say of William and Ann, She is a great club woman; He is a traveling man. To Raise Her Up A man likes a girl to be well bred, with plenty of yeast in. A RESERVATION “« I'm the girl's father. You have my permission to elope."” “ How about the dog?” “Don't you dare take the dog!"* comicbooks.com