Judge, 1916-09-16 · page 21 of 28
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This page contains a satirical article and advertisements rather than a traditional political cartoon. **The Main Article:** "For the Theater-Goer" reviews New York plays—standard theater criticism, not satire. **The Satirical Content:** The opening text discusses women's agricultural labor during wartime (appears to reference WWI era). It contrasts a man and woman plowing a field: the man uses a stick to drive horses; the woman merely clicks her tongue and achieves identical results. The satire suggests women possess natural persuasive abilities ("the processes of suggestion") that men lack, implying women are inherently better suited to certain tasks—including, the article wickedly implies, politics and governance. **The Advertisements:** Two product ads appear—Anola chocolate wafers and a Judge Art Print reproduction of "The Shock Absorber"—typical magazine content unrelated to satire. The underlying point mocks both traditional gender assumptions and postwar anxieties about women's expanded roles.
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