Judge, 1918-04-13 · page 22 of 36
Judge — April 13, 1918 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains satirical anecdotes mocking American politicians and gender attitudes circa World War I era. **The main cartoon** depicts Death personified as a skeletal German soldier ("Hun") still wearing wartime costume, referencing the ongoing conflict. The German caption suggests the war has dragged on longer than expected. **Politicians section** ridicules senators and congressmen as vain, insincere, and inaccessible—caring more about publicity photos than constituent service, using rhetoric to manipulate rather than lead, and treating visitors dismissively. **Women section** contains period-typical gender humor: jokes about women's vanity (hair vs. restoration products), a woman avoiding voting because she's already busy enough, and a farmer's wife uninterested in suffrage—reflecting contemporary attitudes dismissing women's political participation as unnecessary. The barber cartoon appears to mock nearsightedness, using a German soldier as its subject—likely another WWI jab.
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A Hun Fashion Note DEUTSCHLAND EFRIEDENS- NGESOT. Jahr ist's schon her, und ich laufe immer noch als “ Kriegszeit Father Time—Well into another year! Kladderadatsch (Berlin). | WOMAN No Wonder—‘That woman scems to ve such a discordant personality No wonder. She has a catty disposi- tion with a dogged determination.”— Baltimore American. Why Waste Time?—"Why do you consider women to be superior to men in intelligence?” “A bald-h by the bottl “Er—yes.” “Well, a woman doesn’t waste time on a hair-restorer; she buys hair.”—London Passing Show. . led man buys his restorer doesn’t he?” And I still run around in this costume!— What She Used It For—Cyrus—Why have you had your telephone taken out? Iris—I have no use for it. I made a resolution—if I can’t say anything good of a person, I won’t say anything about her.—Town Topics. She Did Everything Else—A farmer’s wife in Connecticut, hurrying from milk- ing the cows to the kitchen, from the kitchen to the churn, from the churn to the woodshed, and back to the kitchen stove, was asked if she wanted to vote. She vehemently replie “No, I certainly do not. I say now, if there’s one little thing that the men folks can do alone, for heaven's sake let ‘em do it.”—Argonaut. POLITICIANS | The Comeback—* The first thing I did when I got an office,” said Senator Sorghum, “was to have a lot of photo- graphs taken.” “And were they in demand.” “They were. Inside of twenty-four hours I heard a man say he wanted a good look at the picture of the roughneck who had put it over on the voters of his town.”—Washington Star. The Difference—“ What's your idea of the difference between a statesman and a demagogue?”” “Well,” replied the Senator, “a states- man tries to lead the people. A dema- gogue raises a holler and tries to stampede them.”—Argonaut. A New Gesture—“These crowded street cars are spoiling my oratorical style.” “How can that be?” “Every time I put my arm into the air to make a gesture, I paw around as if I were reaching for a strap.”’—Washington Star. A Tortuous Approach—“ Congress- man Twobble writes that he is my repr: sentative and wants to serve me,” said Mr. Dubwaite. “What are you going to ask fot “Nothing. The last time I visite: Washington, with the fond expectation of hobnobbing with the great, he turned me over to his secretary, and the most impor- tant person I met was a hotel doorman.” —Birmingham Age-Herald. Death's Head Hussar and the Near- Sighted Barber “Vous avez rudement besoin de cous faire couper les cheveux! Ils sont bien drus!” “You certainly did need a haircut, sir.”"— Le Péle-Méle (Paris) comicbooks.com