Judge, 1915-09-04 · page 25 of 27
Judge — September 4, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page mixes humorous commentary on modern life with advertisements. The main feature is a poem by Edgar Guest titled "The Evening Fad," which satirizes the emerging cinema craze of the early 20th century. The speaker laments that his wife constantly drags him to picture shows after dinner, destroying the peaceful evening routine he once enjoyed. He catalogs tedious recurring scenes—William S. Hart films, dynamite explosions, repetitive plots—expressing exhaustion with this newfangled entertainment obsession. The satirical point: cinema was becoming an inescapable social obligation that disrupted domestic tranquility. The accompanying jokes mock marriage ("not for a second"), courtship advice, and marital dynamics, all suggesting anxiety about how modern leisure and commerce were reshaping family life. The advertisements—for Beeman's Pepsin Gum, Lachnite gems, and ale—are period-typical marketing appearing alongside the editorial content.
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