Judge — November 25, 1916 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "A Head of the Times" — Judge, November 25, 1916 This is the Thanksgiving issue's cover illustration, presenting a stylized female head with elaborate period hairstyling and decorative ornaments. The title "A Head of the Times" is a pun referencing contemporary fashions and social trends. The lengthy caption lists contributors including Edmund Vance Cooke, Walt Mason, Ellis O. Jones, and others—prominent humorists and writers of the era. Rather than a specific political cartoon, this appears to be a decorative cover celebrating fashionable, modern womanhood during the 1910s, likely satirizing women's hairstyles and accessories as markers of cultural "progress" and modernity. The artwork's Art Deco influence reflects the period's aesthetic sensibilities.