Judge, 1916-07-01 · page 20 of 28
Judge — July 1, 1916 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"Said the Lady Mayor, I've Had Enough"** - Satirizes a female mayor in Illinois who implemented strict moral reforms (no wife-beating, spitting, speeding). The joke: she succeeded so thoroughly that she quit, satisfied with her work. The satire cuts both ways—mocking both those who doubted women's capability in office AND those (like suffrage opponents) who feared women leaving home would cause moral collapse. Ironically, her success proved women *could* govern effectively. 2. **"Not a Promising Subject"** - Two gossips discuss a widow reluctant to remarry because her first husband was a chronic dyspeptic (having digestive problems). The dark humor: she valued him primarily because his ailments justified consuming patent medicines. This satirizes both patent medicine culture and marriage dynamics. 3. **Advertisements** - The page also promotes Club Cocktails, Brand's A-1 Sauce, White Rock mineral water, and Kum-A-Part button fasteners—typical period advertising. The Association of National Advertisers declaration advocates honest advertising, positioning itself against fraudulent claims common in 1916.
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Are you “the man who knows?” Does a drink mean to you the exercise of a developed and discrimi- nating taste? Then in every mouthful of Club Cocktails you will recognize the old and rare liquors, the master blending, and the soothing years in the wood before bottling. Your most exacting criticism is invited for all varieties of this quality product which is the of hospitality. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York London Importers of the Famous BRAND'S A-1 SAUCE WhileRock Unsurpassed Mineral Water Pe Summer Comfor unmothered, to come out from the shelter of the home and sit long hours in companionship with men other than their husbands in jury service. And this in the midst of a campaign in’ which thousands of men are debating the wisdom of permitting the women to leave the home shelter, the dinner, the husband and the baby, long enough to cast a ballot once a year on the way to market. Unwittingly this judge forged for the suffragists a weapon which may, not unbelievably, win for them election day. The state suffrage association should at least send flowers. Said the Lady Mayor, “I've Had Enough” TOWN where no man beats his wife, spits on the sidewalk, or opens wide the throttle of his motor car; a town where pool rooms are but a mem- ory: where candies, fruit, and vegetables gaze modestly at the would-be purchaser from the shelter of the latest sanitary gauze; a town where officials rush eagerly to turn out the light as they leave the city building exactly as though they paid the light bill themselves: such is the town in Illinois where last y voters chose to decorate the chair the same person who decorated hats in a leading millinery store, When mas Jefferson uttered his immortal dictum on the subject of office holders to the effect that “few die and none resign,” office holding was a strictly male prerogative. ‘The pioncer lady may or of Illinois at the close of her term of office reviewed her political achieve ments with a satisfaction not untouched with pride and astounded the community by declaring that she had enjoyed being mayor but had had enough. She was a woman of rare sagacity. She knew when to quit. She withdrew not only from office but to a safe dis- tance from the town the feet of whose inhabitants she had compelled to walk in ways of sobricty and domestic peace. And when she reads in her home paper that the men have perchance resumed their erstwhile habits of wife beating, and spitting, and speeding, she be counted on to proudly remark, “Things like that never happened in that town when, was mayor.” Not a Promising Subject is ‘O,” said Miss Clessaphine Clatter in confidence over the back fence to Mrs. Judge Tubman. “While IT am pretty sure Miz’ Sting zy is kinda anxious to marry again, I don't’ much believe she'll have John Stout. You see, he is in perfect health and never has.an ache nor pain, while her first husband was a chronic dyspeptic and took nearly every remedy that was ever invented And I guess she is sort of figgering on getting a second husband that is a dyspeptic, too, so’s she'll be able to use up the medicines that her first one left.” Advertise Honestly Says the ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS The following Declaration of Principles was unanimously adopted by this Association, at Dayton, Ohio, May 5th, 1916: Rrsouven that we, members of the ASSOCIATION Nariovat Apver- yposed to advertising of kinds ing that is fraudulent all advertising OF SURE stiVe it; th ambiguous in wording caleulated to misteed; that m fa unwarranted or claims; that makes uncalled-for re flections on competitors or co: free offers; product angero) all makes remedial, relisf or curative claims, cither dircetly or by inference. that are not justified by the facts or com- mon experience; and any other adver- that may cause money loss to uder of, injury in health or lence in repu rable busi- Lip that we recognize our VED that we urge upon all and upon all sell-rs of ad- adherence . iple i ncies Of Our In- ill per direct our a ing, to those ums which make the observance of these principles their rule and practice, The Association of National Advertisers represents — the leading advertisersof America. They stand as one man_ be- hind these resolutions. They are determined to do every- thing in their power to Make it impossible for the advertising fraud to live comicbooks.com