Judge, 1915-05-01 · page 17 of 24
Judge — May 1, 1915 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct pieces: **"The Modern Woman" section** satirizes recent women's suffrage activism. It mocks women voters in Chicago—particularly those who voted for mayoral candidate William Hale Thompson—suggesting their political participation is superficial and emotionally driven rather than based on genuine civic engagement. The satire implies women voted based on Thompson's promises rather than substantive policy analysis, and sarcastically claims voting will satisfy women's emotional needs so completely they'll abandon their homes. **"Neighborizing the Farmer"** is a **Bell Telephone Company advertisement** masquerading as editorial content. It celebrates rural telephone expansion, claiming telephone service has transformed isolated farms into connected communities. The piece positions the Bell System as a modernizing force bringing urban conveniences to agricultural America. The juxtaposition reveals Judge's editorial position: skepticism toward women's political capacity alongside enthusiasm for corporate technological progress.
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© Stat $f the immes agen } aint ed that eclares well!” y ten hier.” 8 agia PeibE a AGEDS Lod & THE MODERN WOMAN deny the native-born, educated woman a yote, but give itto the ignorantalien. Just what the peanut venders and apple sellers t thought of the feminine invaders is not known, but doubtless they looked down upon them from the vast heights of mascu- linity and mentally blessed their good for- tune that they have come to a country where man still rises superior to knowledge, re- finement, fitness and fair play. Chicago Women (0 WHIT abashed by their critics, Chi- cago women view with gentle com- placency the results of the recent election in which they participated. Not only that, tut they give their reasons for voting as they did, saying that sixty-three per cent. of their sex went for William Hale Thomp- son for mayor, as contrasted with sixty per ceat, of the men, not because Thompson was handsomer than the other candidatesor more gentlemanly, but because he promised to do the things the women wanted—to abolish the segregated districts, to use the police stations as employment bureaus and to fight for home rule. Now that women have voted, Chicago homes will doubtless be utterly deserted, as it is well known that avote utterly satisfies woman's emotional nature. But what a grand thing it is to see how Western chivalry in the equal suf- frage States keeps this political scandal hushed up, never through years and years of women’s voting even mentioning the phenomenon. J ud ge VLIXVI May 1, 1915 No. 1750 Copyright 1915, by Leslie-Judge Company. Entered at the Post-office at New York as second-class mail matter. 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Satecriptions and advertising for all th LntieJadge Company will be taker re rept ade wala y will be taken at rn Contributors must publicat rates at any close a stamped and self-addressed Grelope with all manuscripts, otherwise re! he latte: Seen ripts, otherwise return of t pe latter material, n. only on condition ‘Gat we shall esponsible for its loss or injury it nd at any news stand, the pub- ions if that fact be promptly re ter. year, 10 cents per copy: 1914, ents, etc. free in the United States. its dependencies, and Metieca.| To Canadian Provinces add 50 centea year for post §; Wall foreign countries add $1.00 a year, WES Marq NEw ERN ette iz. Ch 3LAND ADVER Tremont Building = FICI Boston gene were dee: Neighborizing the Farmer One of the most significant facts of our telephone progress is that one- fourth of the 9,000,000 telephones in the Bell System are rural. In the days when the telephone was merely a “‘city convenience, the farms of the country were so many separated units, far removed from the centers of population, and isolated by distance and lack of facilities for communication. But, as the telephone reached out beyond cities and towns, it completely transformed farm life. It created new rural neighborhoods here, there and everywhere. Stretching to the farthest corners of the states, it brought the remotest vil- lages and isolated places into direct contact with the larger communities. Today, the American farmer enjoys the same facilities for instant, direct One Policy One System communication as the city dweller. Though distances between S are reckoned in miles as the crow flies, the telephone brings every one as close as next door. Though it be half a day's journey to the village, the farmer is but a telephone call away. Aside from its neighborhood value, the telephone keeps the farmer in touch with the city and abreast of the times. The Bell System has always recog- nized rural telephone development as an essential factor of Universal Service. It has co-operated with the farmer to achieve this aim. The result is that the Bell System reaches more places than there are post offices and includes as many rural telephones as there are telephones of all kinds in Great Britain, France and Germany combined. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES Universal Service J. M. LYON & CO., (tara 1043) D Na. a ON 20% DOWN 102 A MONTH [RBEW@hgsS CREDIT ‘Does brestal Dames arth Blo, . ‘if absolutely fect. LYON DIAMONDS ere Jet Quality, Blee-white. 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