Judge, 1904-12-10 · page 18 of 20
Judge — December 10, 1904 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **title/advertisement page**, not a cartoon. It promotes Leslie's Weekly magazine's special Christmas issue (December 8th), priced at 25 cents. The page lists contents emphasizing holiday entertainment: love stories set in Western mining camps, adventures in New York, Christmas tales, and articles about Japanese holidays and gift-delivery chaos. Notable illustrators include Charles M. Russell (the famous cowboy artist) and others depicting festive domestic scenes and children enjoying Christmas. The emphasis on diverse stories—from mining camps to "New York's Foreign Quarter" to Japanese customs—reflects early 1900s American interest in both frontier nostalgia and immigrant experiences. The inclusion of financial advice ("Jasper's Hints to Money-Makers") suggests the magazine targeted middle-class readers seeking both entertainment and practical information. This was typical magazine marketing: positioning the special holiday issue as the year's must-have publication.
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Che Greatest Of the Holiday Publications will be the @ Christmas Numberza f Leslie’s Weekly Filled from Cover to Zover with Timely Mlustrations and Reading Matter 25 Cents Per Copy of the Christmas Number Order of Your Newsdealer To-day OEOSOSESEROEOREASESEOESESEOSESSEDESESESE ESE ESEELESIEBE SEALE SESEELEL SELLE SELES FS EESSEELESESSESES SEN ES SS CONTENTS Christmas Number ...... December sth “Ma'am Bassett,” by ¥. L. Harbour. A striking, odd and pleasing love-story, with the scene laid in a Western mining camp. “Jemima’s Adventures in New York,” by Elizabeth Howard Westwood. The tenth in this series of remark- ably interesting sketches. It describes, in delightful style, Jemima’s Christmas at Enfield Centre. “Little Dick's Christmas Cree,” by Victor Smith. A readable tale with decidedly original features. “FH Copland Without a Christmas,” by Eveanor Franklin. A bright and entertaining account of the holidays of the Japanese. “TMirs. Santa Glaus,” by Warwick Yames Price. A good sketch of a personage greatly esteemed by European girls and boys. “Che Yearly Deluge of Christmas Gifts.” A readable article relating the troubles of post-office and ex- pressmen during the Christmas season. Poems, appropriate to the Christmas season, by Minna Irving, Strickland W. Gillilan, Edwin L. Sabin and Charles A. Livingston. “Jasper’s Hints to Money-Makers,” containing invaluable information and advice for speculators and investors. . Tilustrations in Great Number and Beauty, Including the Following: Ai Handsome Cover Drawing in colors and a double-page of pictures, all showing the little folks intensely enjoying Christmas and their gifts; by Florence England Nosworthy, noted for her clever depictions of child-life. “ Christmas at the Line Gamp,” a characteristic scene at a cattlemen’s cabin on a snow-covered range in the far west. Drawing (in colors) by Charles M. Russell, the famous cowboy artist. “Merry Roliday for the Children of New York's Foreign Quarter,”’ a spirited drawing by L. ¥. Kipper. “Unexpected Ulsitors Spoil the Christmas Feast,” a humorous picture by Hy. Mayer. “Ghristmas Night in a Strenuous Household,” a facetious drawing by B. Cory Kilvert. “Special Christmas Prize Photo Contest,” a page of very attractive pictures. FEtTIITTITTTIITTIITTTSTISITITTTEITISTTITOTSTTT OTST ITI ITTITTTVITTIITTRTTVITIVITSSITITEVITTTITTT TITS SUBSCRIBE NOW AND START WITH THE NEW YEAR Address all Communications to JUDGE COMPANY 225 FOURTH AVENUE - - - - NEW YORK comicbooks.com