Judge, 1919-01-25 · page 21 of 32
Judge — January 25, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine contains several short humor pieces satirizing early 20th-century American domestic life and gender relations. **"Young Things"** and **"Matrimony"** sections mock courtship and marriage through brief anecdotes: fathers' concerns about daughters' expenses, young women's uncertainty about men's intentions (marriage vs. political votes), and married men's strategies for maintaining their independence (claiming to have "changed wives" rather than reformed). **"Mars vs. Mars"** is a cartoon captioned in French, depicting inhabitants of Mars complaining about noise from their neighbors—an absurdist joke about universal domestic annoyance transcending planets. The humor reflects period anxieties: female participation in politics (referenced as "embarrassing"), young women's materialism, and men's loss of autonomy in marriage. The cartoons assume middle-class readership familiar with courtship rituals and marital power dynamics of the era. The satire gently mocks both genders' predictable behaviors within these social conventions.
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Comparative Monotony ‘¢ been behi La Baionnetse y T expect to hear of n electric automobile for her Detroit Free Press. Presto, Change!—“Have you seen the lady candidate I told you to vote for?” demanded Mrs. Wombat. Yes,” answered her husband, “and peach.” I guess we'll vote the other ouisville Courier Journal. His Hour of Quiet—“The after- dinner nap is my favorite hour of the en- tire Sunday.” “T thought you didn’t sleep after din- ner.” I don’t, but my wife does.” —Boston Transcript. A Man of Resource—“I thought your wife objected to your going to the club evenings.” “Oh, that was two years “Then she’s changed her “No, I’ve changed my wife. Free Press. -Detroit Generally the Way—‘“He married money.” “Wasn’t there a woman attached to in” “Too much attached to it, he found out later.”"—Pearson’s Weekly. YOUNG THINGS Dad's Opinion—“ Four hundred dol- lars for furbelows? Why must daughter have all these frocks and ribbons and “Young Mr. Flubdub is beginning to pay her attentions.” “Hum. I know him. lot of bait for a poor fi Courier-Journal. Too Engaging—* What do you think of women in politics?” “Embarrassing,” answered Miss Cay- enne. “You can’t be sure whether a bas! ful manis going to propose to you or me ask you for your vote.”"—Washington Star. Lavish Spender—“I sce you a good deal with young Dubleigh.” “Yes, auntie.” “T hope you a spendthrift.” “Oh, no. IT don’t think I'll marry But it’s nice going around with .’—Kansas City Journal. P not going to marry a Mars vs. Mars Les Martizxs—Hé! la-bas! moins de pétard, 5 habitants of Mars—Hey, down there! A little less racket, please. Show a little considera- rf tion for your neighbors!—La Victoire (Paris). ! ya des voisins. comicbooks.com If