Judge, 1916-08-26 · page 13 of 28
Judge — August 26, 1916 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's humor: **Top cartoon**: A man proposes to a woman who asks for time to think. He pressures her because "I've a taxi waiting outside"—satirizing male impatience and the transactional nature of courtship. **"The Notion Counter"**: A collection of brief, disconnected observations on contemporary life. Notable references include: - Concern about Germany (likely WWI-era anxiety) - Criticism of women's suffrage advocates ("Aunty Suff") and the claim that women will vote identically to husbands - Commentary on fashion (hoop skirts) and social preparedness **"On the Jersey Coast"**: A joke about a millionaire who stops swimming after a shark incident, implying the shark showed him respect/deference—absurdist humor. **"When Autos Run by Water"**: A desert car driver's dilemma—drinking radiator water to survive thirst risks poisoning him, leaving him stranded. Dark humor about automobiles' unreliability. The page reflects early 20th-century anxieties: war, women's changing roles, technology adoption, and social change.
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The girl (after proposal)—But you'll have to give me time to think it over. The man—Well, you'll have to hurry. THE NOTION COUNTER OME men’s line of reasoning reminds me of a clock we S used to have in camp: When the minute hand pointed to ten minutes after eight and the hour hand to five we knew it was a quarter to two. Once I met a Sioux Indian named Big Umbrella. have been one of “the unreturning braves.” Whenever we get over having a scare about Germany someone announces that hoop skirts are coming in again. It must have been some single person who started the argu- ment that a woman will vote the same way as her husband. The farmer who wears a white shirt in the harvest field you almost always find on the same farm with big weeds He must I've a taxi waiting outside. ON THE JERSEY COAST Blight—What's made that old millionaire, Grindem, quit bathing? Fear o’ sharks? Wright—Not fear, shame, Last time the old man went beyond the ropes a twenty-foot man-eater made a dash for him, but pulled up all of a sudden and stood on his tail with a fin at salute till Grindem had splashed ashore. In Time of Courting Prepare for Court The engaged one—Harold is just wild to have me inter- ested in preparedness, but how can I prove to him that I am? Lhe lady of experience—Easily enough—save all his letters! and small crops. It may rain alike on the just and the unjust, but the unjust generally have an umbrella. Some men seem to think that the only thing water is good for is to use to get away from an island. A new broom sw clean, and a new car gets a lot of washing. The next thing that inventive genius ought to tackle is a canoe that can be paddled with one arm. One bad thing about the preparedness orators is that so many of them are unprepared. Aunty Suff has been on a three-months’ speaking tour to the effect that woman’s place is in the home. Daughter has a new white coat and our cleaner is in the market for an automobile. Now is the time of year when fond parents are won- dering whether to cultivate daughter or educate her. —Douglas Malloch. WHEN AUTOS RUN BY WATER Autoist (in the desert)—If 1 don’t drink the water in the radiator, I'll die of thirst; and if I do I'll never get out of here! comicbooks.com