Judge, 1920-05-08 · page 9 of 36
Judge — May 8, 1920 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical pieces: **Top cartoon**: A couple admires a stream while picnicking. The woman calls it "heavenly," but the man dismisses her enthusiasm, saying he sees nothing special about it—just "taint gasoline and 'taint beer." The satire mocks how industrial pollution has degraded natural beauty to the point where pristine water seems remarkable. **"When Safe to Marry"**: Deacon Gildroy offers cynical advice: a man should marry a woman if he'll sacrifice his own needs (buying her new clothes while wearing an old overcoat) for hers—and vice versa. This satirizes how marriage requires financial self-sacrifice and practical compromise. **"The New Sport"**: This criticizes the modern tendency to argue positions simply to be contrarian ("agin' the Government"). The piece suggests that holding wrong opinions has become entertainment—people maintain incorrect views just to provoke debate. It's satire on argumentativeness as a fashionable activity. The page reflects early 20th-century anxieties about consumer culture, marital economics, and public discourse.
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