Judge, 1907-05-04 · page 15 of 16
Judge — May 4, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases submissions to Judge magazine's weekly amateur cartoonist contest, offering small monetary prizes ($5, $2.50, $1) to encourage non-professionals. The cartoons employ ethnic and class-based humor typical of early 20th-century American satire. Several use Irish and German accents and dialects for comedy—references to "Oireland," Irish laborers, and German immigrants ("Hans," "Heinrich"). Others mock working-class characters and domestic situations: a wife's scathing letter mistakenly posted, a schoolboy's excuse, servant recommendations revealing character flaws. The humor relies heavily on stereotyping and wordplay around accents ("automopeel" for automobile peel, "horny bug" mishearing). One cartoon references a judge character, playing on the magazine's name. The contest format democratized cartooning by welcoming amateurs while explicitly excluding professionals—positioning Judge as a venue for ordinary contributors, not just established artists.
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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. Captions 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 sufficient stamps for its return in case it is not accepted. Drawings in series 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. When a series is accepted. the two or more pictures constituting the series must count as one drawing for the purposes of this contest. it for all accepted 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 VYeoyan d AAR NOT VERY OBLIGING. Oi'm burnin’ me fingers!" Shut up! Can't ye see me polpe NOT THE SAME PEEL. Heiricn—"" Vas iss der trooble, Hans— banana-peel ?"* TWO “ RECOMMENDS." HaNs—" Nein; automopeel."* Eurtover—"' This service-letter says that Sobmitted by George F. Hoagland, New York City. you are a low-down, sneaking, lying, drunken, thief, and that "— ‘Appticant—"' Hol’ on, boss! I reckon I done gib yo'de wrong lettah. Dat mus’ be de one mah wife wrote to her muddah an’ gib me to post."” (First Prize, $5.00.) Submitted by Wilbur C. Tuttle, Hamuiltoo, Montana. NIGHT THOUGHTS. Juvct (to Pat, in a crowded hotel)—"* Now, if we were in Ireland, this chance to sleep in the same bed with me would be a great honor to you.” Pat—** Oh, yes; but in Oireland th’ loikes A SCOTCH HIGH-BALL. av ye wouldn't be a judge.” Submitted by W. J. Wilson, Washington, Pennsylvania. (Second Prize, $2.50), Submuted by Elwood R. Melntyre, tage, Wisconsin, ONLY A LADDER LACKING. Soomittez by W. J. Wilson, Washingtoa, Pennsylvania, CLOSING THE EXITS. Teacher—“* John, why are you wearing that ear-muff in the school-room 2” I wisht | was a horny bug, WONDER. Joun Foorctass—"' ‘Cause, teacher. you That lived In the Hoopy Poo. Batic Buses at hres vos axmanibe i ythin went in ont -frult, = , an’ phw . aid ‘that everything you told me went in one Junge cannot hand him lemon-fr ee PA Stare, an! phwat cod A DESPERATE AMATEUR. ‘ar and came out the other."” For he cannot draw, ‘tis true. Submitted by Philip Gronemeyer, Sts Louis, Missouri, Submitted by Willard Cundiff, El Paso, Texas. Submitted by Richard H. Brown, Bayonne, New Jersey. comicbooks.com