Judge, 1925-04-11 · page 10 of 36
Judge — April 11, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers This page contains two satirical cartoons from *Judge* magazine mocking early 20th-century social conventions and advertising. The top cartoon jokes about miscommunication: a man commissioned a "pretty girl artist" to create a dog cover (likely for furniture), but she misunderstood and created an S.P.C.A. (animal welfare organization) poster instead. The bottom cartoon satirizes manipulative courtship and advertising. A man uses flattery and a marriage proposal to convince a woman to buy his tobacco product ("Kuber Kut Plug"), offering to purchase her a pet dog as incentive. The accompanying text mocks commercial research claiming beautiful women make good hostesses—implying they're valued only for appearance and hospitality. The "Funnybones" caption ("A little woman is a dangerous thing") suggests ironic skepticism about women's agency and decision-making. Overall, these cartoons critique both commercial manipulation and gender stereotypes prevalent in that era.
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Through a misunderstanding, the pretty girl artist was commissioned to make a dog corer. Sign on the ........ Line H* was before her on bended knee. “I'm sold on you 100 per cent.” he fervently exelain “your schoolgirl complexion a your fondness for nice things bal- tered down m: ling inertia, Say you'll be mine and V'll ram my old jimmy pipe full of soul-satisfying Kuber Kut Plug and walk several miles, if necessary, to purchase you any small quadrupe like a Pekinese or a German Police dog.” “You're so good to me “That's all right, little woman. A research recently completed by our office shows that girls with your fair beauty and gracious manner make lovely hostesses, surrounded A little woman is a dangerous thing WHY NOT? Insert coin and receive product advertised. comicbooks.com