Judge, 1923-12-15 · page 7 of 36
Judge — December 15, 1923 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two distinct satirical pieces targeting gender relations and marital dynamics of the era. **"To Pick a Wife"** offers tongue-in-cheek "advice" that mocks both courtship conventions and women. It humorously prescribes controlling a wife through economic dependence, selecting younger/shorter women to maintain male "superiority," and discouraging her intelligence or independence. The final jab warns against asking for kisses, suggesting physical rejection indicates unsuitability—while simultaneously advising men to seek "dumb" women. The satire targets male insecurity and the era's patriarchal marriage expectations. **"Trimmer"** by Kramer presents a naval wordplay joke: a woman claims she'll "trim the boat," but the punchline reveals she instead "trimmed" her husband (cuckolded him), using "trimmed" as a double entendre for both nautical duty and emasculation. The top cartoon shows an artist's model, likely referencing popular illustrator John Held Jr., known for depicting modern figures—a nod to contemporary artistic culture. Overall, the page reflects early 20th-century anxieties about changing gender roles through humor that appears misogynistic to modern readers.
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Drawn by GU.bERT WILKINSON, Rustic—I once posed for Mr. Held, the artist! Student—Really! I expect he made an excellent thing of you. “Well, it looked a bit comic to me.” To Pick a Wife by Louis Marcus Quxp out how much money her father as, his age, health and the amount of ce he carries. All this is vitally rtant. She must be one or two years your junior and a little shorter. This hecessary to insure Your superiority if she is much shorter she will have look up to you. She must not be very fond of dancing, iiovies, ete. Skating or other outdoor sports such as: ting” in parks are O. K. When you take her to a theater and you ask for th two best seats in the house,” and she ing too much dea tion to her, it's merely she'll try it on vone. If she carries a big pocketbook, there is no money in it. If it’s a small one, there's no money in it. If she doesn’t carry a pocketbook she has no money. The only kind of a book she should carry is a bank book. Don’t ask her to throw kisses at you, because after marriage she may use her king or “bench decora- © experience to throw flatirons, rolling-pins, alarm clocks, ele., ete. If she lets you do all the talking After a word in from one do it. tis is your only chance. » you'll be hicky to ¢ edgewise. (Take the advice who knows.) If you have a car teach her to drive it it will be handier for you before you are mar- CHRISTMAS EVE Suppose Santa Claus should strike, too? 5 her that Piere two motorcycles. between them. Never tell her stories about the success of your male friends. Your value will depreciate if you do. When you ask her for a kiss and she plants her jaw in front of you instead of her lips—you don't want her. Boys, get them dumb! But go easy, hbeeause they almost. all) play) dumb, However, the dumber the better. Handle them with kid glo they're very easy to get into with, and then—what chance man? hts are not She may try to drive perl Trimmer by Edgar Daniel Kramer I'm not much of a sailor, But Tl serve to trim the boat.” She really was a wonder, When we got out to She trimmed the bod nd, later, Lord, how that lass trimmed me! comicbooks.com