Judge, 1908-03-07 · page 15 of 16
Judge — March 7, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and contest announcements** rather than editorial cartoons. The left side features product ads (Boston Garter, Pears' Soap, and art prints) and brief humorous anecdotes—including one about "Wild Bill," a moonshiner sentenced to six years in federal prison who expresses relief the judge wasn't angry with him. The right side announces a **poetry contest** asking readers to answer two questions in verse: "Who Will Be the Next President, and Why?" Entries must not exceed five lines or forty words total. The contest promises original illustrations by Judge's artists and year-long subscriptions as prizes, closing March 21st. The contest indicates this is from the **pre-election period** (likely 1908 or 1912), when such presidential speculation contests were popular magazine features. No specific candidate or political controversy is evident on this page—it's largely a reader-engagement mechanism typical of early-20th-century periodicals.
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