A complete issue · 32 pages · 1916
Judge — November 25, 1916
# "A Head of the Times" — Judge, November 25, 1916 This is the Thanksgiving issue's cover illustration, presenting a stylized female head with elaborate period hairstyling and decorative ornaments. The title "A Head of the Times" is a pun referencing contemporary fashions and social trends. The lengthy caption lists contributors including Edmund Vance Cooke, Walt Mason, Ellis O. Jones, and others—prominent humorists and writers of the era. Rather than a specific political cartoon, this appears to be a decorative cover celebrating fashionable, modern womanhood during the 1910s, likely satirizing women's hairstyles and accessories as markers of cultural "progress" and modernity. The artwork's Art Deco influence reflects the period's aesthetic sensibilities.
# "Pilgrim Fathers" This illustration depicts a bustling colonial settlement scene titled "Pilgrim Fathers," referencing the English Separatists who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. The detailed engraving shows everyday community life with numerous settlers engaged in various activities—children playing, adults working, families interacting—around wooden buildings, fences, and waterfront areas with boats visible. The image appears to be a nostalgic or commemorative illustration rather than political satire. It celebrates early American colonial life and community, presenting an idealized vision of Pilgrim settlement and industriousness. The comprehensive detail of daily activities—work, leisure, commerce, and family life—emphasizes the industrious nature of these founding colonists and their establishment of organized society in the New World.
