Judge, 1916-11-11 · page 22 of 28
Judge — November 11, 1916 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper**, not a satirical cartoon page. The left side promotes an upcoming article by B.C. Forbes on James B. Duke, "The American Tobacco King," as part of their "Men Who Are Making America" series. It also advertises war photography from the front lines. The right side contains **actual editorial content**: several short humor pieces about women's suffrage. These pieces mock anti-suffrage arguments through irony—for example, a Frenchman's claim that French women are "flowers" is undercut by a man noting that women doing domestic labor hardly fit that romantic image. Other items satirize male logic about why women shouldn't vote (if they won't use it anyway) and joke about taxing unmarried women while their husbands escape penalty. The page reflects early 20th-century debate over women's voting rights, presenting pro-suffrage humor aimed at Judge's readers.
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THE STORY OF JAMES B. DUKE The American T obacco King This remarkable article about one of the greatest figures in the tobacco industry today makes up the sixteenth of the “Men Who Are Making America” series, by B. C. Forbes, appears in this week’s Leslie’s. Besides Mr. Forbes’ story, are news pictures from Leslie’s staff pho- tographers at the front. “Britain’s Biggest Battle’. From James H. Hare in France and “Warring Amid the Eternal Snows” Donald Thompson's pictures from the Italian front Leslie's for November 9th Articles on Finance, Travel, Trade, Motors, Sport, and Current Events. Leslie's . Illustrated Weekly Newspaper ines OS 225 Fifth Avenue ieee New York City Le N 225 Fifth must have a hammer ani not a piece of pipe; that a woman who paints mug fa a brush and a pair of overalls and fa broom and an old dinner gown; that « woman who serves on the farm must kk as good a shelter as the hay and the cop and the reaper, then it won't be necessary: argue the point that a woman to be a citi: must have the vote which is the fuss mental working tool of citizenship, If Woman Is a FI + Whe a owsye pvhen Is She a Peng THe Frenchman listened with the cox: tesy, for which he and his people a famous, to the ladies at his table on a Moe treal and Quebec boat while they dis with ardor the votes for women proposi But when finally they asked him about prospect in his country, he suavely replic “LT must admit that France is not yet sa ciently advanced to have a vigorous wong suffrage movement. In France we still to think of woma a flower.” “Say, Miste Piped up a quiet me from the end of the table who had listere in silence but with a twinkle in his eye wh the discussion raged, “in France what ke of a flower do you regard a woman wb spends her days over the washtub « bread for her children? A pond lily, Suffrage Snapshots By IDA HUSTED HARPER HE naturalization burcau at Washi ton is arranging to educate the wite of all alien men who take out their declan tion papers. Better leave them in ignorance. for after they are educated they will k sure to ask embarrassing questions as t why their husbands are allowed to vor and they are not, especially if they com from European countries where they alread had the suffrage. 2 In Vermont at the last election one qualified voter out of ten went tot polls. The Legislature of that State t fused even to submit a woman. sufiry amendment to the electors because majority of women wouldn't use the vote! they had it.” Amazing how logical male mind can be when it tries! * It is proposed in Russia to help raise tb revenues by taxing childless women. Ver well, and the husbands can pay the tt so the punishment will fall where it belongs 2 It is amazing what a change one da; make in people’s opinions, especially that one happens to be election day. Adapting Himself ‘The impecunious suitor was suing for the hand of the heiress. 2 “But my daughter has been accustom’ to every luxury,” remonstrated her father “Oh, that’s all right,” replied the © pecunious suitor. “You'll find that 1 a sort of luxury myself.” ‘Comicbooks.