Judge, 1902-07-12 · page 15 of 16
Judge — July 12, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine (a major American satirical weekly) contains primarily **advertising and a puzzle contest**, with scattered humorous anecdotes. The main content is the "Judge's Puzzle Pictures" contest (6th series), offering $250 total to readers who identify the inventors depicted in six illustrated panels: the phonograph, gunpowder, matches, microscope, steam-boat, and printing. This was a popular puzzle format for Judge, designed to engage readers rather than secure subscriptions. The scattered jokes throughout employ typical early-1900s humor: a child's prank with firecrackers tied to a dog's tail; Irish immigrant dialect humor (references to "Murphy" and "Oi"); office-boy workplace comedy; and romantic/marriage jokes about fortune-hunting. These anecdotes reflect common Judge comedic tropes—slapstick, ethnic stereotypes, and working-class situations—rather than political satire. The advertisements (razors, coffee, trains, cufflinks) indicate the magazine's middle-class male readership.
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EST and MOST 3 Ye. said if he wasn't back from dat errand in 1 ot tage ten minutes he'd lose his job!"—Cincin: Good Coffeen 120. and Se nati Commercial Tribune b Good Teas, 30e. and 3c ‘The Great American Tea Co... ee Se ; 31-33 Verey St. New York WY BARKER CO.TROY.NY. Joax—" Young Simpkins has at last FO Bon 200 ceded in carving out a fortune by hi me aaa ares — LINEN (apse _ | succceded in. HENRY LINDENNEYR & cone, o t ‘Seaalcks + COLL cuFFS Hoax—" Why, Iwas under the impres- |} - Al Otters are laliattens, | | PAE HR WARHHOUSH, . ARE THE BEST sion that he married an heiress. ieceeeecieeee! Were, pieeter eet, Branch Warebouee, 3) Heckman Street New York BUY THEM. Foax—"So he did, but he had to cut | “vhatis your opi rag ae une?” ‘ALL KINDS OF PAPER NaDETO ORDER out a dozen other fellows before taking| {{\ytita? Jour opinian of fag time toe | on the sunny side of | isiiy, sf like it But I'm too refed to own | You-ill et more prompt attention and better service ws: op ike ba” —-Warklagron Star, by menticalng JUDGE when answering advertisements, You will get more prompt attention and better service by mentioning JUDGE when answering advertisements. 6th Contest absent! JUDGE'S PUZZLE PICTURES [$2502 WILL BE PAID GDODODOOZT OOOO + ERE are six pictures, Supply WHO INVENTED the name of the INVENTOR. THE { We have $250 to give to the Y q ten most successful of our readers PHONOGRAPH. Iam 4 “ p who solve these six illustrations and eighteen (18) others, twelve of which ’ r appeared in the last two issues of ' ~ PSY JUDGE, and six of which will ap- J t = : pear in the next issue of JUDGE. This puzzle competition is not in- augurated for the purpose of securing subscriptions to JUDGE, neither is it confined to JUDC subscribers ; it is open to everybody, whether he or she is a subscriber or not. The Puz- zle Department is for the sole pur- pose of affording amusement and in- struction to all of JUDC friends, The essential features which will be considered by us in making the re- i é wards, in conjunction with the cor- i rectness of the answers, will be the celerity and the general neatness with which the solutions are sent in FESTEAM- BOAT REMY Soa cas corer mers 17... READ THESE Write the solution underneath each picture, cut out sheet (boldiag tl the fourth aad last series of pazzles DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY _ Planly on the bottom thereof: thea mail all four sheets pinned together in the upper lelt- hand corser,ta the “JU GE No. 1085) and write your name and address LE DEPT. 110 Filth Aven NEW YORK,” tn time to reach this office not later than one week from day of publication GC) UDGE No. 108}. All solutions arriving later willbe disqualifed. You can send ia as toany annwers as you lease, providing you oes a sparate JUDGE pale set each tne—0o more than coe sletion ofeach pctre can be given on aay oe sheet without causing coniion. "Vou teed tot send u second ect of tla. tons to the whole twenty. oar pasiey inorder to change your answer to any goe ox mare ofthe Pails; in atber works itm your opin ove or mary of the ptr will bear diferent constructions, and you desire to subset teach of these constructions as a part of your complete set of solutions, you cax do so by using another aheet containing the particular pectare or pictures in question, Thus sending two copies, say, of that sheet and one of each of the remaining sheets comprising the whole serien, all pimned lapether ta the upper U/l hand corner, ai reyuired abeee. “Be sare that you tally prepay postace ia sending in solations. Copyright, 1902, by Judge Company. PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com