Judge, 1901-01-19 · page 12 of 16
Judge — January 19, 1901 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and promotional content** rather than editorial cartoons requiring political analysis. The main cartoon depicts a "Motor Fiend" scenario—a motorist stuck in mud addressing a stranded pedestrian with dark humor about who should help whom. This reflects early 1900s anxieties about automobiles as dangerous, unreliable novelties that endangered both drivers and pedestrians. The page otherwise features ads for Wilson Whiskey, Vartray Ginger Ale, Sohmer Pianos, and Remington Typewriters, plus a lengthy self-promotional piece celebrating Judge magazine's contributors (cartoonists Stanlaws, Gillam, Outcault, etc.). Most notably, Judge advertises a **Stanlaws Girl collection**—eight watercolor prints of the "Stanlaws Girl" figure for two dollars. This represents early merchandising of cartoon art and pin-up style illustrations, which were popular commercial products of the era. The page demonstrates how satirical magazines monetized their content and artistic brand.
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In competition with the leading manufacturers of the world, including Bel- fast, Ire., at tho Paris Ex- position, 1900, was award- ed tho GOLD MEDAL ‘That boing the only and highest award given a Glao- ger Alo, In a class num-| Dering 611 exhibitors. On salo at Cluds, Hotels, Cafes and by Leading Purveyors. MADE BY THE VARTRAY WATER COMPANY BUFFALO, N. Y., U. 8. A. The new Sohmer piano-factory occupies eight large lots, situated a short distance from the Ninety-second street ferry, at Long Island city. In building the factory the firm has spared no expense, and can safely claim to possess the most perfect pianoforte house in the United tates. Old gentleman (dictating indignant letter)— “Sir, my typewriter, being a lady, cannot take down what I think of you. I, being a gentle- man, cannot think it; but you, being neither, can ‘easily guess my thoughts."—Mew York Mail and Express. Joncr is a thousand weeks old. What a tity of fun that means to the human race ! II its jokes, its cartoons, its pictures, its works of art, its publishers, editors and artists—what a merry crew they are from Hamilton to Dirks ; and that man Young, who has lifted the jay to an altitude of immortal ridicule ; the butterfly lines of Stanlaws; the genius of Zimmerman and of Gillam, who make men look neither Christian, pagan nor heathen, so that they talk with their very clothes, whiskers, noses, mouths, legs—a great circus, a menagerie of caricature ; Sullivant, Greening, Nankivel, Smith, Flagg. Flobri, Fithian, Daggy, Outcault, all repre- senting so much enjoyment, all writing merry autobiographies in their art. The paragraph- ers, humorists, satirists—JUDGE in his editorial chair like a pedagogue over his mischievous class, and Arkell behind it all, generous, kind and fair to the staff of good fellows who make the great tonic of laughter.— The Schoolmaster. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! ‘THE WILSON DISTILLING CO, Baltimore Md. THE “SOHMER” i.4DS THL | LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS, SOHMER PIANOS Sohmer Building, Sth Ave., cor. 22d St. Only Salesroom in Greater New York. : ‘Jvpar’s Lineany fs full of pure fan, No polities. 10e. ‘OR ViEND—" Why don't you get out of the way ¢* criM—" What ! are you coming back?” ownol) Constable KC Spring Announcement. New Styles of Fancy Silks, Printed Satins, Crepes and Grenadines for Ball ant Evening Dres White Silks and Satins, are now being shown, NEW YORK. “And if your party came suddenly toa stream,” said the story-teller, ‘too deep for your horse to wade over, too wide for it to jump over, and too swifily-fowing for it to ‘swim over, what would you do?” ** Why, that's easy,” said one of the party. ** We'd sit dowa and think it over.""— Yonkers Statesman. Then. This special first-print collection is being issued for private circulation only. It is now ready It is safe to say that no more unique or more inviting holiday gift will be offered for delivery. this season. It is limited to 1,000 sets. The collection consists of eight of the very best examples of Stanlaws’s work printed in Stanlaws Collection OF WATER-COLOR PROOFS OF DRAWINGS OF THE “Gtanlaws Girl.” colors. The size of each picture is 11 x 14 inches. If you will order at once, inclosing TWO DOLLARS, the collection will be shipped you immediately. Each set is numbered and registered. Judse Company, 110 fifth Avenue, New York, comicbooks.com