Judge, 1915-03-13 · page 22 of 24
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and humorous short jokes** rather than political cartoons. The jokes center on **marriage and domestic life**, a recurring theme in early 20th-century American humor. The jokes satirize: - **Women's legal participation**: A female judge and lawyer requesting postponements because a dressmaker is slow—mocking women's recent entry into law - **Marriage as obligation**: A man who dislikes his fiancée's mother, implying he doesn't truly love her - **Domestic discord**: A wife's quarrels likening married life to her mother's arguments - **Gender roles**: A cook-wife who leaves through "force of habit," treating marriage as another job The advertisements (Vaseline, tailoring, law courses, books on sexuality) reflect **contemporary consumer culture and anxieties** about modern life. The humor is genteel rather than cutting—observational comedy about the gap between romantic ideals and marital reality, targeting educated middle-class readers familiar with courtrooms and social pretension.
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