Judge, 1907-03-16 · page 15 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page showcases Judge magazine's weekly amateur cartoon competition, open to unpaid contributors. Cartoonists submitted humorous drawings with brief captions for cash prizes ($5, $2.50, or $1). The cartoons use simple, genteel humor typical of early 20th-century American magazines: - **"Concentrating the Wind"**: Rural inefficiency—a farmer dismantled one windmill to strengthen another, missing the obvious solution. - **"Facing the Facts"**: Middle-class domestic anxiety—a husband realizes they can't exceed his income, his wife matter-of-factly agrees. - **"A Long-Felt Want"**: Marital silence as punishment for an unremembered offense. - **"Gold-Brick?"**: A hen questions why employers expect productivity from hens (metaphorical complaint about labor demands). - **"No Laughing Matter"**: Ironic contradiction—gout sufferers can't laugh despite laughter's supposed health benefits. The humor relies on wordplay, domestic situations, and gentle satire of working-class and middle-class life.
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- Jugpesgmareur(oniest 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 fot: 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. boa Gabtions or other reading matter forming a part of the drawing must be plainly written underneath the drawing on the same side of the card- ‘oF paper. Every drawing must be accompanied with sufficient stamps for its return in case it {s not accepted. Drawings in series cannot be used if there are more than four in the series, and cone drawing for the purposes je on or near the date of their publication in JUDG je A LONG-FELT WANT. CONCENTRATING THE WIND. Niess—'*1 said something to my wife Daxoy—'" I see only one windmill on the Tue Traup—" It lacks atmosphere.”* the other day, and she hasn't spoken to me hil. The last time I was down here there were for a week.” " two, weren't there ?"* Henreck (eagerly) "Can you remem- Scorcuy—"* Ye see. there ain't much wind ber what you said ?"" eritable ut here now, so we tock one down so’s to Submitted by Edgar S. Wheelan, Exeter, New Hampshire. fe more for the other one.”* Submited by Weay B. Physioc, New Vork City. Submitted by Julius E. Daniels, Pensacola, Florida. im BRICKLAYER S -WANTED — APPLY Ag Oey HO as S000 was, OW wee, Ne FACING THE FACTS. He—" Well, we will have to live within my income." ‘Sne—" Yes, George: we can't live without it.” (Second Prize, $2.50.) Submitted by Joseph F, O'Neill, New York City. A GOLD-BRICK? Tue Hen (as she sees the sign)—'* Goodness! what do they expect of hens nowadays?” Submitted by Frank A. Miller, Argentine, Kansas. POSTAL TERM. "Free rural delivery."” Sabmated by Wilbur C. Tuttle, Hamilton, Montana. NO LAUGHING MATTER. Heatn—"'I hear that laughing is good for ON THE ROAD. the gout.”” A POPULAR SAYING, Wanverina Wittie (in Ohio)—" Hello! Give ‘Srarnett—" Yes; but how In blazes is a “Pressed for money.” my regards to Broadway!” fellow going to laugh when he's got the gout ? Submitted by Charles A. Saghroe, Chicago, Illinois. (First Prize, $5.00.) Submitted by Albert B. Young, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sabmitted by William Farr, Jamaica, Long Island. comicbooks.com