Judge, 1914-12-26 · page 5 of 25
Judge — December 26, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This satirical piece mocks a husband (Mr. Fadz) and wife attempting to economize during hard financial times. The wife, Mrs. Fadz, proposes cutting household expenses by making lists of things they can do "without"—eliminating luxuries like taxis, cigarettes, and other indulgences. The cartoon's humor lies in the gap between their stated commitment to frugality and the absurdity of their "sacrifices." The wife's suggestions (forgoing a nickel's worth of sundaes, three cheap cigars) are trivial, while the husband's sarcastic objection—that he already doesn't spend more than he earns—undercuts her entire premise. The top illustration shows children sledding past the couple, emphasizing the contrast between the family's penny-pinching and everyday life's modest pleasures.
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a THAT AG The Domestic «« PRANK,” observed Mrs. Fadz, as she threaded her embroidery needle, “you are forty years old.”” Mr. Fadz bit off the end of his cigar with unneces- sary vigor. ‘‘Scorning personalities, I won’t hint that, even though you surely don’t look it, you are’’—— “Hush! These apart- ment walls are so thin. As I was going to say, it’s time we were laying by some- thing for our unproductive years.” “It was time for that a decade ago.”” “Then why’’. “Kindly advise me,” sarcastically re- quested Fadz, ‘‘how a married man can save money. Two minutes after he discov- ers that he has a surplus fifty, his wife ‘sticks him up’ and relieves him of sixty."" “Frank Fadz! You know that I am not extravagant!" “Not like some women,’’ admitted Fadz. ‘*You never spend more than I earn,”” ONIZING MOMENT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING THE VOLLEY By TERRELL LOVE HOLLIDAY “Well,”” declared Mrs. Fadz, “‘this is January Ist. We'll begin to-night.’’ She went to her desk and returned with paper and pencils, ‘*We will each make a list of things we can do Economists “«*Why ride in a taxicab when the sub- way is open?’”’ metallically clinked Mrs. “The idea of going to a reception in a street car!"" without.’? “All right,’”’ pessimisti- cally agreed Fadz. ‘‘But a superstitious manwould have more confidence in the plan had it been started.on some other date.’” “Ready?” asked Mrs. Fadz presently. She handed over her paper and took his. “**Cut out fifteen-cent sun- daes,’’’ read Mrs. Fadz, in a tone of distinct disapprov- al. ‘*‘Keg lager, at five per, is good enough for me.’"’ “**Smoke three for a nick- el cheroots instead of two for a quarter perfectoes,’”’ coldly noted Fadz. “I wouldn't be caught at a dog fight with one.’” FRESH TROOPS comicbooks.com