Judge, 1916-02-12 · page 26 of 28
Judge — February 12, 1916 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and subscription information** for Judge magazine, with several short humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The brief stories employ gentle satire on American social types: 1. **"Battle"** mocks rural ignorance—a countryman misinterprets a historical inquiry about Native American battles as a reference to his personal fight with a traveling salesman. 2. **"Cause and Effect"** jokes about blonde chorus girls' superficiality—one dismisses a professor's prediction that blondes won't exist in 1,000 years, worried instead about future drug stores. 3. **"Her Idea"** satirizes a wife's materialism—she refuses secondhand chickens for a poultry business, demanding new models. 4. **"Like Many Another"** ridicules male vanity—a man takes his first cold bath and immediately plans to boast about his discipline. These reflect typical *Judge* humor: lightweight social commentary targeting working-class pretension, gender stereotypes, and human folly rather than serious political critique. The magazine's 1916 date and U.S. Army recruitment ad suggest pre-WWI American concerns.
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