Judge — November 21, 1914 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Some Pumpkins" - Judge Thanksgiving Number, November 21, 1914 This cover illustration depicts a fashionably dressed woman posing with an oversized pumpkin, playing on the phrase "some pumpkins"—a slang expression meaning "something impressive" or "noteworthy." The Thanksgiving context is explicit in the header. The satire appears to mock either female fashion vanity or women's contemporary social prominence. By pairing an elegantly attired woman with a harvest vegetable—traditionally associated with rural simplicity and domestic duty—the artist creates ironic contrast. Whether this critiques women's fashion extravagance, their increasing public visibility, or simply plays on the holiday theme remains somewhat ambiguous from the image alone. The composition suggests the woman herself is being humorously presented as "some pumpkins"—worthy of display and attention.