Judge, 1907-05-18 · page 15 of 16
Judge — May 18, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases amateur cartoons submitted to *Judge* magazine's weekly contest. The cartoons use simple wordplay and social satire typical of early 20th-century humor: **Notable cartoons include:** - **"The Iron Law of Wages"**: A grocer deduces that if a boy saves money, he's overpaid, so cuts his wages—satirizing flawed economic logic. - **"A Question of Color"**: A clerk makes puns on dog-related colors ("YELL-er" for yellow dog, "PURP" for purple) when a woman asks about ribbon for a baby dog—absurdist humor. - **"The Only Way"**: A racist caricature of an overweight Black woman who claims she has "no sideways"—reflecting the era's offensive stereotyping. - **"Down on Their Luck"**: Dice complain about being "shaken" and "thrown down"—personifying gambling implements. The page reflects *Judge*'s satirical style: economic critique, puns, and unfortunately, period racial stereotypes that modern readers will find offensive.
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Judge’s Amateur Contest 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 JupcE 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 ar ‘en the same side of the cardboard or paper. Every drawing must be f offered in series at all. Wh {Sc Payment for all accepted drawings in this contest will be made foot in the series, and we would prefer not to have them t. Captions or other reading matter forming a part of the drawing must be plainly written underneath the drawing, ‘accompanied with sufficient stamps for its return in case it is not accepted. Drawings in series cannot be used if there are more than series is accepted, the two or more pictures constituting the series must count as one drawing for the purposes of this con- je on or near the date of their publication in Jupce. Every drawing sent to us must be plainly addressed as follows: JUDGE (Amateur Contest), 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY THE IRON LAW. OF WAGES. Grocer Surrm— Well, Johnny, I've been pay- four dollars per week. | suppose you are Lite Jounny (expectantly)—" Yes, sir: | save two dollars every week.” Grocer SutitH—" Ah! I've been paying you too much. Hereafter | will only give you two dollars a Submitted by E.R. Bauer, Quincy, Ilinois, HE LOOKS LIKE THIRTY CENTS. Dupe—"* Will you let me in on my looks? Ticket-setter—" And twenty cent Submitted by Edward B, Ginsburg, Cambridge, Massachusetts. THE BAD DRUG HABIT OF SUBSTITUTION. Stour centLeman (in a hurry)—"* Say, got any change for a half-dollar ?”" y gery Druccisr—"* No, sir, we haven't; but we have something just as good."” Submitted by H.G. Gros, Providence, Rhode Island. FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS. De. Kittum—"'I instructed you to take a dose after cach meal, and here I find you have taken only one dose in three days."* Panient—"* You see, doctor, | haven't had but one meal in three days.” Second Prize, $2.50.) Submitted by Archie Ross, Atlanta, Georgia. A TRICK WITH A HAT. (First Prize, $5.00) Submitted by Richard F. Poble, Lynn, Massachusetts. A QUESTION OF COLOR. Miss Frosty—‘'l want some ribbon to trim a baby-basket, but | am undecided about the color." Crerx—" Baby-basket! Oh, YELL-er, by all means!"" Miss Frosty—' Yes: but this is for a baby dog.” Crerx—"' All right. Then PURP ‘Il do nicely. Submitted by Burton F, Gillett, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. PERPLEXITY. “ Muwver sez favver 's a stingy pig. en favver sez muvver 'sacat. I wonder whut that makes me?" Sabmitted by William T. Davant, Saffolk, Virginia. THE ONLY “WAY.” “Golly! yo'll hab ter turn roun’ sideways, Miss Winnie, ter git on dem scales."* “Land sakes, Jefferson! you know they ain't no sideways to me.” Submitted by Allan S. Hutchins, Worcester, Massachusetts. DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. ‘Tue vox—* What in the world makes you fellows look so glum and down-hearted ?"* Tue pice—* Guess you would look the same if everybody was giving you ‘ the shake’ and ‘ throwing you down" continually."" Submitted by Alexander Doehler, Buffalo, New York. mwHo WILL a — vate NAMA CANAL? THE PAN is AGAZINE Toe AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE. Submitted by Frank A. Miller, Argentine, Kansas. comicbooks.com