Judge, 1907-08-24 · page 15 of 16
Judge — August 24, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases humorous amateur submissions to Judge's comedy contest, circa 1907. The cartoons mock everyday social situations: **"Then She Wept Harder Than Ever"**: A young woman is devastated not by romantic rejection but because a rival girl owns an identical pink shirt-waist—satirizing female vanity and fashion obsession. **"He Wasn't Dead Yet"**: A child's naive response to "Have you lived here all your life?" ("Not yet, sir") humorously suggests he expects to die soon, poking fun at children's literal interpretations. **"The Eternal Question"**: A silhouette cartoon addressing an unspecified eternal question (Gibson's reference unclear without context). **"Filling the Bill"** and **"Like Cures Like"**: Mock romantic/social situations with predictable punchlines. The page also advertises James Montgomery Flagg art prints available through Judge Company—typical of early 1900s magazine merchandising. These amateur submissions represent the magazine's appeal to ordinary readers' humor and observations about courtship, fashion, and domestic life.
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ins ew Brine 74" -1-°438 JUDGE’S AMATEUR Safothers saccepted "+ sweet young thing lay sobbing on the sofa. she moaned, **I wish I never had been born!” Tell me, darling, what is the trouble?" wailed ther. ‘* Have you and Charlie had a quarrel ?"* N-no, m-mother; but that red-headed Jones girl the s-street has a pink shirt-w-waist just like ‘abmitted by Nathan L. Collier, Pearl City, lilinois. meuse onsere— HE WASN'T DEAD YET. Miister—" What a nice little boy! Have you lived here all your life?” Nice tirtue eo (age six)—"' Not yet, sir." Submi ted by Clyde F. Gillett, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. THE ETERNAL QUESTION. With apologies to C. D. Gibson. irst Prize, $5.00. Submitted by Thomas W Slesre, Chicago, Mlinois, CONTEST ) swnct taunt’ RCORtEST, 225 Fourth Ave., New York. FILLING THE BILL, Mrs. A.—'* You seem to have grown very fond of dogs lately. Miss BatcH—"'Oh, yes. You know, they are such devoted creatures and make such faithful com- panions, and that's something | need. Really, | couldn't get along without him.” Sabmitted by Charles W. Derflinger, West Newton, Pennsylvania. “LIKE CURES LIKE." (Second Prize, $2.50.) Submitted by Robert J. Burdette, Jr., Pasadena, California, By James Montgomery Flagg” Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co. L’AMOUREUSE Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 One Dollar By James Montgomery Flagg WITH THIS RING I THEE WED Photogravure in sepia, 14x 19 One Dollar Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co. “YOURS TRULY” Photogravure in blue-black, 15 x 193 One Dollar sue Judge Company 225 Fourth Avenue New York By James Montgomery Flagg Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co “GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT” Photogravare in sepia, 15x 19 ‘One Dollar ‘THEIR HONEYMOON—UP IN THE CLOUDS Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 One Dollar comicbooks.com