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This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A satirical essay mocking women's suffrage activism. The author ridicules suffragists' optimism about organizing nationwide support, sarcastically praising anti-suffrage women's "pluck" while dismissing the significance of petition signatures. A separate section, "Tools for Women," uses condescending anecdotes to suggest women are mentally limited—fit only for hairpins and brooms—and argues this flawed thinking (not corruption or liquor interests) is suffrage's "arch enemy." The satire defends the status quo against women's political equality. **Right side:** Two product advertisements unrelated to the editorial content—a GEM Damaskeene razor ($1.00) and Carbona cleaning fluid. The contrast is striking: while Judge's text argues women lack the capability for serious work, the ads simultaneously market products to women as consumers, revealing the era's contradictory attitudes toward female agency and intelligence.

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peed for it than for her vermiform ap- ss and like that trouble breeder courage only serves to bring on her head the disapproval of the astute and tactful kaders of the present-day suffrage propa- it is that the mental and moral ager of pioneer suffrage days has passed wer into the anti-suffrage fold. As the professional anti-suffragists have acquired te fewness in numbers they have also xquired the pluck of the suffrage pioneers. Twas a touching incident the press re- corded when the othor day the dauntless ustisuffrage ladies held a joy meeting and planned to make a mushroom growth over the entire country before election day. Why did they rejoice? Why, there were somen present who at some time or other bod lived in nine different States. (Women ste in twelve, but no matter.) Why did they think that they could organize the sation? Heaven only knows. Why did they xsume that over ten million women were sth them in spirit if not in person? Why, tecause forty thousand women had signed utisuffrage slips in the State of Ohio. Millions of women have signed suffrage sips, but no matter.) To know anything is to know that woman suffrage is just and expedient. But tohave a heart is to feel that the mantle of Lather, Calvin, Bruno, Galileo and all the curageous ones of history rests now on and not pro-suffrage shoulders. The gc of the anti-suffragists may not stand ay acid test, but their pluck moves even the suffrage press to admiration. Tools for Women “THE average woman can do more with ahairpin in the way of manufacturing concedes a complimentary para- mopber, “than a man can with a canal teat and a pair of mules.” Why, oh why? mourns the suffragist, must woman still toil with the hairpin when men fave long discarded the mule and the canal boat? “Put it on with a broom,” advised a baal painter whom some women had con- shed about the best way to stain a cabin they had built in the woods. The women gasped with joy at the smplicity of the idea and asked, “Could it tedone with a broom? And the painter replied, “I couldn't, but yu women can. Women can do anything ith a broom.” Into the public mind is deeply set the idea “woman sallying forth into industry minus the proper tool. ‘To dynamite this age-long ‘abit of mind is the basic job of the suf- ‘age propaganda. A woman essaying to faint—with a broom; a woman essaying to fy the city water supply—with a hair- a: these are part and parcel of the same ‘rad of thought, and, be it noted, it is this ey of thinking. and not the liquor interests ike vice interests or the corrupt politician, “it isthe arch enemy of votes for women. , | instant that men as a class come believe that a woman who drives a nail The Man Who Shaves Himself, says— “ CLEAN shaven face is an asset, in both business and society—shaving yourself is the easiest, safest, quickest, most economical way.” GEM )AMASKEENE BLADES RAZOR The blade-saving, smooth-shaving GEM is the BEST SAFETY because it cuts the beard close to the skin without pulling or irritating the face—the perfect adjustment of frame and handle ensures the edge of blade being held always at the natural cutting angle. Ontht — includes GEM Damaskeene Blades are PIR made of the finest Damaskeene een ne steel——the keenest blades made, and stropping adds to their keen-cutting qualities. 35c for 7. All Live Dealers GEM CUTLERY CO., Inc., New York Canadian Branch: 591 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal The crowning touch —to a beautiful costume, is a pair of white kid gloves. But they must be absolutely clean. As clean always as when new. To send them constantly to a dry-cleaning shop will soon wear out even the best kid. Do it yourself with a little CARPOUNA Cleaning Fluid Use it day or night —it cannot explode 50c.—$1.00 bottles. At all druggists comicbooks.com