Judge, 1907-11-02 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 2, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines amateur cartoon submissions with advertisements for James Montgomery Flagg's popular prints. The amateur cartoons use simple visual gags common to early 1900s humor: **"A Par-Tickler Amateur"** plays on a tramp's complaint of back pain ("crick") when asked if he fears water—a pun on "crick" vs. actual injury. **"See the Point?"** depicts a ticket-seller's confusion when a woman asks for two tickets "for yourself, ma'am"—the joke being her ambiguous phrasing suggests she's alone, so why buy two? **"Panama Cervix"** likely references the Panama Canal construction, personified as the "Western Hemisphere" getting "it in the neck"—political commentary on American intervention. The remaining cartoons use similar slapstick and wordplay humor typical of the era. The page's bulk consists of advertisements for Flagg's commercially-successful art prints, indicating his work's popularity and commercial value in this period.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE'S FUNNY PAGE FOR AMATEUR ARTISTS. as rourrs! Aidit REG vor city Sree Nay ee A A PAR-* TICKLER" AMATEUR. Submitted by Ralph L. Nelson, Kalamazoo, Michigan. THE HOBO PUNSTER. Tue arrist—" Are you afraid of water, like all comic-paper hobos ?”” Tue tramp— | hadn't orter be; I got a crick in my back. N. L. Collier, Pearl City, Mlinois. Submitted by JUDGE (Amateur) THRONEN UNOTA So OF AGE — MALRIAICE, IRREMEDIAB.E. Kin Lapy—“ What are you crying for, my little man?" Percy—'I wanna tle a can to my dog, an’ he ain't got no tail." Submitted by R. F. Anderson, ‘Chicago, Illinois. SEE THE POINT? Mrs. Bouncer—“* Two tickets, please."* Ticrer-setter—"' Yes'm: for yourself, ma'am?” (Then he wondered why she didn’t take the tickets.) ‘Submitted by Barton F. Gillett, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. A PANAMA CERVIX, Here Western Hemisptere—" Help! help! I'm getting it in the neck!"* ‘Submitted by Paul Knowles, Denver, Colorado. APPEARANCES DECEIVING. ‘Swas WinreRcReeN—" Quick! git in th’ cellar, ol woman. comes one o’ them gol-blamed cyclones !"" Sabmitted by N. L. Collier, Pearl City, Illinois, By James Montgomery Flage Copyright, 1997, by Judge Co. L'AMOUREUSE Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 ‘One Dollar Br James Montgomery Flace Copyright, 1906, by Judge Co. By James Montgomery Flagg After James Montgomery Flags Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co. “GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT” Photogravure mn sepia, 15% 19 One Dollar By James Montgomery Flagg Copyright, 1907, by Judge Co. “YOURS TRULY” Photogravure in blue-black, 15 x 1914 One Dollar atten Judge Company Conical ges 6} Judes Co. 225 Fourth Avenue New York THEIR HONEYMOON GUE: IN THE WITH THIS RING I THEE WED Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 20 One Dollar Photogravure in sepia, 14 x 19 One Dollar comicbooks.com