Judge, 1914-10-03 · page 5 of 24
Judge — October 3, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a shop scene with the title "Placing the Blame." A man and woman examine antiques while a shopkeeper gestures defensively. The dialogue suggests the woman purchased an item (possibly Pilgrim-related) that disappointed her, and she's confronting the shop owner about its authenticity or quality. The man beside her appears to be her companion deflecting blame. Below are three separate humor columns: "Different Times" (contrasting Pilgrim-era problems with modern ones), "No Stopping Them" (listing unstoppable social trends), and "A Problem in Etiquette" (about an awkward church wedding gift incident). The page satirizes consumer complaints, changing social customs, and modern social anxieties through light humor rather than sharp political commentary.
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OLDE Gu PLACING THE BLAME S. Oftus—1 say, you remember that chair you sold me the other day—told me it came over on the Mayflower? S. Oftus—Well, there's a Chicago factory stamp on the bottom of it. that some of our Pilgrim forefathers were sad rascals! Different Times WHEN the early Pilgrim mothers knit the socks their husbands wore, When they spun the wool for clothing and wove carpets for the floor, | Naught they knew of ser- vant problems, nor to suffrage had they soared; But I'd bet my bottom dollar, not a one was ever ‘bored’ Reminded _Dick—1 thought you were not going to give Miss Bankem anything for her birth- day. Tom—\ wasn't. But how could I re- fuse? She sent me a bunch of forget- me-nots the day before. No Stopping Them Women making a new departure. A wagging tongue. A floating rumor. A jumping toothache. Rising taxes. Vaulting ambition A stalking horse. Riches on the wing. Soaring, prices. Current expenses. A skipping rope. Running accounts, A rolling pin. A rambling discourse. A coal scuttle. Adashing adventuress. Ebbing incomes. A galloping consump- Fashions that are tion. all the go. A motion to adjourn. tien. B. Moretood. Don't Yours? **He complains that he never can meet his bills."" “Lucky dog! Mine always show up on the first of the month.”’ Antiquary—Dear, dear! you don't tell me! Antiquary—Yes, sir. I'm afraid, sir, A Problem in Etiquette RED-FACED, awkward young man approached an usher at a church wedding the other day and timorously slipped into his hand a package tied with a red ribbon. “‘What’s this?"’ asked the usher suspi- ciously. “Oh, that’s the present for the bride.”” “But you shouldn't bring it here, my friend!"" “*Shouldn’t?”’ he replied tempestuously. “That’s what this ticket in my invitation says. See here The usher’s eyes were moist as he read: ‘Present at the door.’’ A woman can make a fool of any man, provided he will furnish the material and the opportunity. comicbooks.com