Judge, 1914-10-31 · page 10 of 24
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains light satirical humor targeting early 20th-century American social conventions and gender roles. **The cartoons mock:** - **"Overheard"**: A man's casual romantic dishonesty—kissing a woman "for the first time" daily. - **"Triolet"**: A skilled, educated woman who remains unmarried because men won't dine at her home despite her talents, satirizing how domestic ability mattered more than accomplishment. - **"Baiting the Railroads"**: Small-town residents demanding expensive railroad service they don't use, simply enjoying watching trains—poking fun at municipal entitlement. - **"Then Charged It"**: Women using military-style tactics to storm bargain counters, mocking consumerism and aggressive shopping behavior as quasi-warfare. - **"A Young Logician"**: Wordplay on religious instruction—a child's logical (but wrong) answer about sin. - **"An Unmistakable Sign"**: A man must be wealthy if he courted his wife six years before marriage—implying only financial security justifies such patience. The humor targets vanity, class pretension, and changing gender dynamics of the era.
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Overheard In the Kitchen SOCIETY BUTTERFLIES A Change of Taste “IL suppose you help your husband a HEN Phyllis with her coat of tan |OU. are the first girl I have | kissed’’— he began passion- | atel, } “Oh, George!’’ she d ecstatically. “‘—to-day,’’ said George. Triolet She was young and she was pretty— At her cooking club, divine— She was learned, she was witty, Ah! she was so young and pretty! But no husband in the city On her dishes cared to dine; Yet she was so young and pretty— At her cooking club, divine. Baiting the Railroads “Our community thinks your rail- road oughter furnish a couple more trains per day. We're going to take the matter to the Legislature, too.’’ “But very few people in your com- munity ever travel."’ “Maybe not. But we like to see the cars go by. Then Charged It Mrs, Willers—How did you get this lovely material for twenty-nine cents a yard? Mrs, Datus—We mobilized outside the store, marched in wedge forma- tion and surrounded the bargain counter by a flank movement. Modish There was a young man of Naushon, Who never cared what he had on. He would breakfast in 'jamas, And say, ‘‘They’re no harm, as They're worn by the ultra bon ton.’’ great deal in his magazine work?"’ ““Yes,’’ replied the editor’s wife. ‘I edit all his inside matter.’’ A Young Logician Sunday-school teacher—William, what must we do before we can expect forgive- ness of sins? William—Sin. Leg . SG» FRANK GODW! And bronzéd cheek comes back to me, Though I'm a truly temperate man And tipple totally on tea, I find, when sitting at her side, My arm about her dainty waist, While *‘cold, gray dawns’’ I can’t abide, I rather like the **dark-brown taste."” =A. Sufferan Mann It is easier to reform a bowlegged man than a hypocrite. AN UNMISTAKABLE SIGN Rosalind —Has Smithers much of an income? Orlando—Must have! He courted his wife for six years before he married her! comicbooks.com