Judge, 1915-08-28 · page 24 of 28
Judge — August 28, 1915 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page combines advertisements with international humor comics typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. **The cartoons** feature brief comedic exchanges reprinted "With Foreign Funmakers" — jokes sourced from British publications like *London Opinion* and *Sketch*. These include: - A proposal scene where a woman rejects a suitor lacking sufficient income and feathers (fashionable plumage) - A husband-wife exchange about a woman's excessively short skirt, with the husband joking it resembles a Scottish kilt **The satire** targets contemporary gender dynamics and marital expectations: women's mercenary concerns about wealth, anxiety over fashion and appearance, and the tension between spouses over propriety. The humor assumes readers will find amusement in domestic friction and women's materialistic priorities. **The advertisements** (Fort Dearborn Hotel, Burlington Watch, Leslie's Illustrated Weekly) occupy significant space, reflecting the magazine's revenue model. The page demonstrates Judge's practice of recycling British humor for American audiences, suggesting shared Anglo-American sensibilities about marriage and fashion among middle-class readers.
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