Judge, 1916-07-01 · page 19 of 28
Judge — July 1, 1916 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page combines satirical commentary on women's suffrage with corporate advertising. **"The Modern Woman" Section:** The column by Anna Cadogan Etz presents contrasting gender dynamics between American and English couples through anecdotes. It humorously suggests American wives are more assertive (sending husbands on errands), while English wives remain subservient. The piece argues that England's fog has "befogged" English men's minds, making them unable to see women as equals—contrasting with America's more progressive (if imperfect) treatment of women. **The West Virginia Judge Cartoon:** The illustration of "Uncle Sam and Aunt Susan" appears to satirize a West Virginia judge who, facing a jury shortage, compelled women to serve. The piece notes he gave no money to suffrage causes yet becomes celebrated by suffragists simply for treating women as equal citizens capable of jury duty. **"One Nation; One People":** This is primarily AT&T corporate propaganda equating telephone technology with national unity, using Revolutionary War imagery (Patrick Henry) to suggest communication infrastructure creates democratic cohesion. The page juxtaposes feminist commentary with advertising, reflecting how suffrage debates permeated mainstream publications.
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The Modern Woman Suffrage Facts and Fancies by ANNA CADOGAN ETZ Contrast MUCH traveled woman once an- nounced that she had discovered a sure way of finding out whether her fdlow travelers were English or Amer- ican. It was this: If the wife wanted her thimble and sent her husband to get it, they were Americans. But, if the hus band wanted anything and sent his wife airs to get it, then they were Eng g fish The fogs of England have possibly befogged the minds of English men with result that they are unable to sce as equals, for in Enghind’s s the vote has been given to wom asking, and in America where onishes travelers so much ats or paid to women, militancy is AWest Virginia Judge Contributes to the Suffrage Campaign A WEST VIRGINIA judge has ren dl valiant service to the sufirage 1 now being carried on in that No suffragist claims that he gave UNCLE SAM AND AUNT SUSAN money to the cause. No one claims to have heard him make a sufirag tis Known he may be an officer ti-suffrage association, yet his tame sends a thrill of joy through the heart of every suffrage soapboxer, and this is why Noting that men were scarce he ordered Aconstable to summon two women for speech jury service. These women were com- Pelled by him to leave their dinners un- oked, their babies, if they had any, Distance Wa § a! \ GES | ak 2 Patrick Henry Addressing the Firt Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 1774 ‘eae One Nation; One People HEN Patrick Henry declared that oppression had effaced the boundaries of the several colonies, he voiced the spirit of the First Conti- nental Congress. In the crisis, the colonies were willing to unite for their common safety, but at that time the people could not immediately act as a whole because it took so long for news to travel from colony to colony. The early handicaps of distance and delay were greatly reduced and direct communication was established between communities with the coming of the railroads and the telegraph. They connected places. The tele- phone connects persons irrespective of place. The telephone system has provided the means of individual AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System communication which brings into one national family, so to speak, the whole people. Country wide in its scope, the Bell System carries the spoken word from person to person anywhere, annihilat- ing both time and distance. The people have become so abso- lutely unified by means of the facilities for transportation and communication that in any crisis they can decide as a united people and act simultaneously, wherever the location of the seat of government. In the early days, the capital was moved from place to place use of sectional rivalry, but today Independ- ence Hall is a symbol of union, re- vered alike in Philadelphia and the most distant American city. One Policy Universal Service TOUR NEW ENGLAND. Automobile parties contemplating this tour can secure a most complete itinerary of all the historical points and pleasure resorts of old New England, the most popular scenic motorway in America, by sending 3c in stamps to the BANCROFT HOTEL WORCESTER, MASS. CHARLES S. AVERILL, President and Managing Director icbooks.com