Judge, 1897-06-12 · page 17 of 18
Judge — June 12, 1897 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **contest advertisement**, not political satire. Judge magazine offered $250 in prizes for readers to identify ten illustrated novels by their visual representations—the final set in a 40-picture series. The ten sketched vignettes (numbered 31-40) are visual rebuses representing popular novel titles of the era, though the specific titles aren't identified on this page. Solvers were instructed to mail answers to Judge's offices by a deadline; winners would be announced in subsequent issues. This was a common **reader-engagement tactic** for late-19th-century magazines, combining entertainment with circulation-building. The prominent prize amounts ($100 first place down to $10) emphasized the stakes. The footnotes warn that late entries would be disqualified—standard contest rules designed to encourage prompt participation and generate publicity.
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JUDGE'S PICTURE PUZZLES. $250. IN PRIZES. Here are ten pictures. Each one represents the name of a P Novel. We have $260.00 to give away to those of our readers who solve these ten illustrations and THIRTY (30) others, which were published during the last three weeks, the following ten being the finish of the Picture-Puzzles Series, making a total of forty pictures to solve. ist Prize $100.00 | 6th Prize - $10.00 2d Prize 50.00 | 7th Prize = 10.00 3d Prize 20.00 8th Prize 10.00 4th Prize 20.00 oth Prize = 10.00 5thPrize - - = = = 10.00 loth Prize - - = A TOTAL OF $250.00 TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN TEN | | oI =% 10.00 Copyrighted 1897, by Judge Publishing Co., of New York, Write the solution underneath each picture, cut out sheet and mail, with your name and address plainly erate on the bottom thereof, to the “JUDGE PRIZE-PU: ES DEPARTMENT, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.” Mail it in time to teach this office not later than one week from date of publication—all solutions arriving later will be disqualified. P. S.—“ The correct solution of the ‘ Picture Puzzles’ will be published in ‘Judge,’ No. 820 (issued June 26th), and the names of those who have been successful in solving the complete series of puzzles will be published in the following issue of ‘Judge’ (viz.: No. 821). Those of our readers who wish to be certain in getting these two issues should order them in advance from their newsdealers or else send 20 cents in stamps along with their answer to this, the fourth and last, set_of pictures.” Address, JUDGE PRIZE-PUZZLES DEPARTMENT, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. The first installment of a new series of puzzles will be published in ‘Judge’ No. 821. PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVeNUe, New YORK comicbooks.com