Judge, 1919-07-26 · page 11 of 36
Judge — July 26, 1919 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page contains two distinct pieces from Judge magazine: **"How Does She Get That Way?"** is a humorous column by Rutherford Rennie about a woman (apparently named Jocelyn) who has severely overextended her time at a summer lake resort. The joke catalog her escalating sunburn injuries—peeling nose, blistered feet, sunburned chest—as she refuses to leave despite being incapacitated. The narrator husband threatens to go to Lake Oscawana to attach identification tags to her, treating her like luggage. The satire mocks both excessive leisure-seeking and wives' stubbornness, common domestic humor tropes of the era. **"Lectures Tonight"** is a parody listing of absurdly-titled women's lectures with names like "Mrs. Henry S. Chatter" and "Mrs. J. Red Axeman"—obvious puns suggesting gossipy or aggressive personalities. **"A Boob Plan"** is a brief joke about making transatlantic flights "accident proof" by adding borax to seawater—nonsensical pseudo-logic typical of period magazine humor. All target upper-middle-class leisure culture and domestic absurdities.
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