Judge, 1917-03-10 · page 5 of 28
Judge — March 10, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts two Japanese figures in traditional dress discussing housing in what appears to be early 20th-century Japan. One man, bent over, represents someone seeking property, while the other (wearing ornate clothing) explains that chicken farms in the shopping district are "almost all taken." The satire likely mocks the rapid Westernization and modernization of Japan during this period, contrasting traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary urban development concerns. The surrounding text includes various joke sections ("Wisdom From the Orient," "It's Hard to Get the Truth," "Lowering the False Colors," "Diplomatic," and "Scratched") presenting brief quips about marriage, Turkish customs, labor unions, and domestic humor—typical Judge magazine fare mixing social commentary with vaudeville-style jokes.
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Mrs. Yoshima—I like the idea of having plenty of room for chickens. but it seems to me that property is a long way from town. Mr. Yoshima Wisdom From the Orient VERY MAN has faith in himself, but few have the courage to test their faith. The woman who smokes deserves a husband who uses perfume. When a woman is silent she becomes an angel, The man whose herds are great cannot under- stand why those who are poor complain at the price of mutton. lousy is suspicious even of the sunbeam that ‘s the cheek of the loved one A woman will forgive a man for leaving her to starve, but not for doubting her beauty Happy the wife whose husband cares for the poetry he read to her before their marriage. Every woman hates flattery, if it 1” meant for A wise man moves with the shade. The fool sits still and complains of the heat. Where He Was At The professor—Where docs our boy get his pro- pensities, I wonder? Atavism? The professor's wife—At a movie, more likely Unfortunately. my dear, the chicken farms in the shopping district are almost all taken. It's Hard to Get the Truth (PEOPLE who have lived in Turkey say that very few of the Turks practise polygamy and that divorce is almost unknown ther: “Yet Ihave heard it argued that since the rise of the Young Turks Turkey is progressing toward civilization and our standards of living. It only shows how little of what you hear can be believed.” Lowering the False Colors Ninnycus—You think the Label Pasters’ Union is doomed Cynicus—Ves. American manufacturers are going to quit sticking foreign labels upon their goods. Diplomatic Crawford—Why did you tell your wife you couldn’t dance when you're such a cracke Henpeck—Ii she knew, she'd never go away to the country and leave me in town this summer. Scratched “Solomon had a thousand wives.” “Then I bet he never carried his precinct.” comicbooks.com