Judge, 1907-09-21 · page 15 of 16
Judge — September 21, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines amateur cartoons with advertising for James Montgomery Flagg's popular prints. The amateur cartoons use common early-1900s humor tropes: **"NO WONDER"** plays on gender stereotypes—a woman's dramatic reaction to a book contrasts with a man's indifference, suggesting women are more emotionally excitable. **"A MORMON"** makes an anti-Mormon joke about polygamy, a common American prejudice of the era. The child misunderstands "married to all your wife's relations" as literal polygamy. **"A CALL"** uses dialectal African American speech for comedic effect (standard in period humor), depicting confusion about social visiting customs. **"A TOAST TO JUDGE"** celebrates the magazine itself and contemporary figures like Theodore Roosevelt ("Teddy Bears"). **"PAT"** contains political corruption humor—an Irish immigrant admits voting Democratic for cash payment rather than principle. The lower section advertises Flagg's commercially successful romantic/sentimental prints available for one dollar each, indicating these were popular mass-market decorative images of the era.
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NO WONDER. Sne— That last book you recommended to me actually made my hair stand on end." He—"' Why, I read it, and It didn’t affect me that way.” Kite Yi A MORMON. * Uncle Dudley, are you Uncte Dupter—"" No; why?” Wituir—‘* ‘Cause | heard pa tell ma that you were married to all your wife's reiations.”* Submitted by Walter Talley, West Philadel. hia, Pennsylvania, A CALL. “ Ah’s down toe yo" house las" night."" “Yo" wuz? Why didn’ yo" come in?” “Cause Ah didn’ know whar yo’ lived."* Sabmitted by Lillian Gould, Great Bend, Kansas. UDGE (Amateur) AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY A TOAST TO “JUDGE.” Here's to Johnny and his Teddy Bears, And Nervy Nat so dear; We hope that in old 1908 We'll al Sabmitted by Barton F. Gillett, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Sure, | voted the dimocratic ticket."” How could ye trust such a party as thot?” Pat—"Oh, I didn't, They paid me cash." Scbmitted by Elwood McIntyre, Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Copyright, 1997, by Judge Co. L’AMOUREUSE Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 Ove Dollar By James Montgomery Flage Copyright, 1906, by Judge Co. WITH THIS RING I THEE WED Photogravure in sepia, 14 x 19 ‘One Dollar Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co, “YOURS TRULY” Photogravure in blue-black, 15 x 19% One Dollar “tine Judge Company 225 Fourth Avenue New York By James Montgomery Flagg Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co. “GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT” Photogravure in sepia, 15x 19 ‘One Dollar By James Montgomery Flage Copyright, t906, by Judge Co. ‘THEIR HONEYMOON—UP IN THE CLOUDS Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 One Dollar comicbooks.com