Judge, 1907-03-02 · page 15 of 16
Judge — March 2, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **submissions page** for Judge magazine's amateur cartoon competition, not political commentary. It showcases humorous drawings submitted by readers, with small cash prizes ($5, $2.50, $1) awarded to the funniest entries. The cartoons depict everyday humor and social observation: - **"Six-Months' Trial"**: Before/after weight-loss comedy - **"Expired Patent"**: A Black man (Uncle Mose) jokes that patent-leather shoes' shine has worn off like an expired patent - **"Monkey Chorus"**: Absurdist humor about a famous singer performing with monkeys - **"Citizenship Tests"**: Irish immigrants (Pat, Mike, Dade) discussing excluding Japanese immigrants—reflecting anti-Japanese sentiment of the era - **"Running Time," "Never Touched Him," "Measured Decline"**: Domestic and romantic humor The page reflects early 20th-century casual racism and stereotyping in its depictions and dialect humor, particularly regarding immigrants and Black characters. These were typical of period humor magazines, now historically revealing attitudes we'd recognize as offensive.
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. Judges Amateur niest This page is for Jupce’s amateur artist friends. It is open to all, whether subscribers or not. It is not a contest for prizes, but a chance for amateurs to try their work in print. The money awards for accepted drawings are made small for the purpose of preventing professionals from competing for the prizes. For the funniest picture accepted and published each week JuDGE will pay $5, for the second funniest $2.50, and for all others $1 apiece. Read the following rules : Every drawing must bear upon the back the full name and address of the artist. Gaptlons or other reading matter forming a part of the drawing must be plainly written underneath the drawing on the same side of the card board or paper. Every drawing. must be accompanied with rufficient stams for its return in case it is not accepted. Drawings in aries cannot be used if there are more than four in the series, and we would prefer not to havo them offered in series at all. "en a series ig accepted, the two or more pictures constituting the series must count as one drawing for the purposes of this contest Payment for all aceepted drawings in this contest will be made on or near the date of their publication in JUDGE. Every drawing sent to us must be plainly addressed as follows : JUDGE (Amateur Contest), 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY 1. Before taking. 2. After taking. "Ae gy za ss A SIX-MONTHS’ TRIAL. é Wry AN EXPIRED PATENT, Sebmitted by Norman Black, Colorado Springs, Colorado. ah ‘ shoe ae, oe —‘ See my patent-leathah s ‘THe coLoNeL— They are not patent-leath- er shoes. Patent-leather shoes shine.”* Uncte Mose—"'I know, suh: but de pat- ent hes expired on dese shoes, boss.”" ‘Submitted by J. Y. B. Wood, Crowley, Louisiana. A MONKEY CHORUS. What a hit one of our well-known singers would make if he entered vaudeville as above ! (First Prize, $5.00) Sabmitted by Frank J. Hanley, Poughkeepsie, New Vork. RUNNING TIME. ‘ Brown—"* What part of Ruraldean are you living in?” LOOKING BACKWARD. CITIZENSHIP“TESTS. Commuter: About a ten-minutes’ run from the station. Hesson—" | don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.” Mice—"At the next election, Pat, we want a man who will keep out the Japanese,” Pat—""Dade we do, Mike: there's divil a wan of thim kin sphake th’ Engitsh langwidge intilligintly, th” haythins!" Sobmitted by Willis A, Hubbard, Woburn, Massachusetts Sobmitted by Eugene Worthington, jr., Annapolis, Maryland. Submitted by Harry Lundgren, St. Pash, Minnesota. A BIG ORDER. ; - Said a lonely old maid of Bethune NEVER TOUCHED HIM. A MEASURED DECLINE. To Saw of tee creseetiocn, Miss Stenoo—'* | can't bear tobacco smoke; it makes Wituie—" Say, Mag. | hoid yer sister Thaker me sick." swallied a ruler de other day.” ren sel eine! aloe o Grasatt (absent-minded) —"* Why don't you swear off, Maccit—"'Dat's right, Willie, an’ der en boys and six girls, if sent soon. then?” doctor says she's dyin’ by inches.” > ‘mitted by Thomas Y. Henry, Jersey City, New Jersey. Second Prize, $2.5.) Submitted by Nathan L. Collier, Pearl City, Ilinois, Submitted by R. Fit Simons, New York City. Cd comicbooks.com