Judge, 1907-09-07 · page 15 of 18
Judge — September 7, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is a **submissions page for amateur cartoonists**, not political satire. Judge magazine invited readers to submit humorous drawings for publication, offering payment for accepted work. The cartoons shown are **examples of acceptable humor**: simple domestic and social comedy. "Filial Pride" jokes about exaggerated father-and-son boasts; "Explained" uses a common domestic gag (henpecked husband); "Irish Logic" plays on ethnic stereotypes popular in early-1900s American humor. One cartoon, "In the Year 1919," contains mild political content—mocking how Republicans might be tricked into voting against a tax by renaming it. Otherwise, these are non-partisan jokes about family life, courtship, animals, and everyday mishaps. The page functions as **an advertisement for the magazine's amateur-art program**, with submission guidelines and a list of accepted contributors' names and addresses.
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Judge’s Funny Page for Amateur Artists READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING RULES! Every drawing must bear upon the back the full name and address of the artist. Captions must be plainly written undernea: pan drawing sen! HEN LOVE SPRINGS. Do you love me?" Sebmitt FILIAL PRIDE. First arnist’s sor—"* My father can draw a duck so that you would think it could swim.”* Second arrist’s tor—"* Huh! that's rothing. My father can draw a hen so that it will lay if it is placed on a nest."* Sobmitted by F. G. Smith, Bath, New York. A CORN ROAST. Sabaite! by Ray Moulthrop, Batavia, New York. ART NOTE. Woy Jupce can't see anything funn about my drawings. eels 2 Scbmitied by Seward B. Jackson, Akron, Ohio. Dawines Racervep: Beoothyn. NV Baar Br Shute, Altenne Neb: Jas. D. Woolf. Biairsvi Pa.; Wal Gi P Branch Countua) 0.2 Th Newnan, Ga.; Olive Dynes, Philadelphia, Pa; Jas. Max Englehart, Maris ‘ery drawing must be accompanied with eufficient stamps for its ‘When a series is, J. the two or more t to us must be plainly addressed as follows return. Drawi pictures constituting the series will be in series cannot be used if there are more counted as one drawing. Payment for all accepted drawings will be made on or near the date of than four in the series, and we would prefer not to have them offered in publication. Every JUDGE (Amateur), 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY. Hi We DOPE SCENE. Mottycoppte—*1 beg pardon (hic), I didn’t know you were bathing.” Sobmitted by Harvey Jas. Pearce, St. Louis, Missouri. A WASH DRAWING. Submitted by Jay Milton Myers, Davenport, Washington, TRUSTING HIS PARTNER. Bossy—" Grandma. can you crack nuts?” Granpaa (apologetically)—"" Why, no, deary ; I'm very You know I've lost most of my teeth.” Bossy (confidently) —" That's what | thought. Say, will you keep these nuts for me while I go get the rest of ‘em ?” Sobmitted by Edward Milton Urband, Ithaca, New York. ich.; Ed. Feeley, Fimt, Ca a home ey ‘on, New Vork Guy; Mike Henley, Denver, Colo; Seerl "SD: Seu lontcleir, N.J.; R, H. Scott, Tulare, Cals Seward B. Jacosan, Akron, O.; sy 160. Franl Louisville, Ky.1 Lawrence M, Cabe, Cincinnati, 0.1 Orca Stephen coll, Blazsville, Pa; Ed. W. Hellwig, New Orieans, La; ¥. A- : Nyaa Rochester, N len &. Silter, East Lynch, Albany, N. Y.; Frank EXPLAINED. Jounnie—" Why is one’s language called the mother tongue, dad ?"" Farner— Because father never gets a chance to use it.” ‘Submitted by Maurice A. Schwartz, Chicago, Illinois. EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL. ON THE SPOT. Excirep stowman—"' Here, take this rifle! The leopard has escaped. If you find him shoot him on the spot."* Green Tent-sor—"Which spot, sir?” Submitted by Jack Summersby, St. Louis, Missouri. “With a yell and a spring our hero leaped to safety.” Sabmitted by Arthur E. Erickson, ‘Chicago, Illinois, IRISH LOGIC. “What are you plunging back Into the water for? You just swam ashore.”” “Shure, Oi had to save mesilf first; now Ot'm going to fetch Pat.” ‘Submitted by Edwin A. Anderson, Bemidji, Minnesota. IN THE YEAR 1919. First citizen—*' Outrageous! A bill to tax every unmarried man. We must stop it.”” ‘Seconp crizen—" Why not call it single tax? Every Republican In the country would vote against It."” Submitted by Richard Brown, Youngstown, Ohio, forse, Yakon Te ie! G. Turnbull, Pr 7, L, C. Osterhout, A DOG-PROOF TRAMP. Sobmitted by Harvey Jas. Pearce, St. Losis, Missoun. York City ; R. Avsworth, Jr White od ‘im. fooks, Detron, Taboos ee P, sa thos). Clary, Portiand E i abeocks Nyack” N. Vee ike Lavy? ‘rinans a. ‘Eagene J. Showalter, Mankwe , East Orange. ‘Bearing, Lincoln, Neb: Taylor, Halla, Andersons Ind.; Harold Arp, Davenport, fa. comicbooks.com