Judge — February 6, 1915 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three separate pieces of comic fiction/satire, not political cartoons: 1. **"How He Proved It"**: A joke about a fruit grower named Jack Rowe who married a "peach"—a pun playing on the woman being desirable. 2. **"The Comic Valentine"**: A romantic story about Jimmy Clendon and Lina, where Jimmy must prove he can provide for a wife before marriage. The satire mocks courtship conventions and women's expectations about domestic capability (cooking, household management). 3. **"Not Even Skin Deep"**: A brief illustrated anecdote about a woman's appearance versus deeper character. These are lighthearted domestic humor pieces typical of Judge magazine's content—satirizing marriage customs, gender roles, and courtship expectations of the era rather than political issues. The humor relies on period-specific attitudes about women's roles and romantic conventions.