Judge, 1907-04-20 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 20, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases Judge magazine's weekly amateur cartoon competition, offering small cash prizes ($5 for best, $2.50 for second, $1 for others) to encourage amateur artists. The cartoons reflect early 20th-century American humor and social commentary: - **"Long-Distance Smoke"**: jokes about poor quality cigars and regional differences (New York vs. New Jersey) - **"The Ad Age"**: satirizes the explosion of advertising and commercialism, comparing cluttered ads to bad art exhibitions - **"Polite Motorist"**: depicts early automobile culture and traffic dangers - **"Constant Need"**: domestic humor about corporal punishment (switching/spanking children) - **"Look Where You're Going"**: depicts flirtation and distracted pedestrians - **"Robber's Gun"**: depicts crime/violence from victim's perspective The cartoons are gentle, domestic satire typical of mainstream 1910s-era magazines—focused on everyday life, advertising culture, new technologies (automobiles, telephones), and family dynamics rather than political issues.
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o, Judges mater (oniest This page is for JupGe’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. nee or other reading matter forming a part of the drawing must be plainly Sritten underneath the drawing on the same side of the card- Every Ping must be accompanied with sufficient stamps for its return in case it is not accepted, Drawings in serie cannot be used if there are more than four in the series. and we would prefer not to have them offered in series at all. en a series is accepted. the two or more pictures constituting the series must count as one drawing for the purposes of this contest. Payment for all accepted drawings In this contest will be made on of neat the date of thelr publication Is JU0cs, Every drawing sent to u must be plainly addressed as follows : JUDGE (Amateur Contest), 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY He Mi ei ih An i ] 6/7 | saan i HOW THE ROBBER'S GUN APPEARS TO THE LATE CITIZEN. TONG 2 $2.50.) Sub Milton Davenport, Washington. A LONG-DISTANCE SMOKE. (Second Prize, $2.50.) Submitted by Jay Milton Myers, Davenport, gt00. “That must be one of those long- THE CONSTANT NEED. distance telephone cigars.”” Morne (after having given Tommy “Why? a deserved whipping)—* Now, take this “Cause you can smoke it here and switch and hang it up back of that smell it in Jersey." motto,"* Submitted by Emanvel Davis, Brooklyn, New York. Submitted by A. B. Wegener, St. Louis, Missourt A POLITE MOTORIST. (First Prize, $5.00.) Submitted by James K. Butler, Narberth, Pennsylvania. A GOOD GUESSER. + What's in the bag, Si?" Punkings.” THE AD. AGE. * How many ?"* This is the advertising age. : Si—"If you can guess I'll give you And pictorial nightmares are the rage. * both of them.” It’s smoke dime cigarettes, y 4 Submitted by John Muldoon, Louisville, Kentucky. And anti-sickness tab-e-lettes: Gold-medal booze and health-food—yes, Everything that you can guess. It reminds me of a big art show For rummy painters, don't you know. Submitted by Willard Cundiff, E) Paso, Texas. = —— : AN AMATEUR AT WORK. ANOTHER “BIG STICK.” “LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" Submitted by Willard W. Wilson, Santa Barbara, ated by Allan S. Hatchins, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sabmitted by B. Mitchell, Scranton, Pennsylvania. California. comicbooks.com