Judge, 1909-10-09 · page 12 of 16
Judge — October 9, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily an **advertising and contest layout** rather than a political cartoon. The central content is "Judge's Prize Picture Puzzle Contest" inviting readers to identify six items: five barbershop articles visible in the first five cartoon panels, plus one advertised product from the magazine. Winners receive monetary prizes ($5 for best entry, $1 for next five best). The six unlabeled cartoon sketches appear to show generic barber-shop scenes—soap, haircuts, shaving, etc.—which readers must identify and describe. Surrounding this contest are advertisements for products mentioned in Judge's October 1909 issue: Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, Cook's champagne, Barker Brand collars, Liqueur Peres Chartreux, and the Hoffman House hotel. A small advertisement promotes bound volumes of Judge magazine itself as "A Rare Book of Humor." The page functions as a reader-engagement tool combining entertainment (puzzle-solving), product promotion, and magazine circulation-building through prize incentives.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
uae JUDGE’S PRIZE PICTURE} WOOO ony BALTIMORE EXHILARATES THE SPIRIT AND RESTORES THE TONE OF LANGUID NATURE 1 a1! Aretctane cates ond by jobbers UANATIAN @ BON Ieitimare, Ma Indisputable Evidence of Quality— IMPERIAL EXTRA DRY CHAMPAGNE PUZZLE CONTEST | Each of the first five pictures represents some article found ina barber shop. The sixth picture represents some product advertjsed in this issue of Junce. Can you name the five articles and tell us what the product is? If so, write these six names down and send them tous with a little description—not over two hun- dred words—about the things you like best to see in Jupce. For your skill in solving the puzzles and in writing the article Juncr will send $5 for the best reply received at this office before November Ist, 1909. ‘To those sending the next rect or nearest correct solutions $1 each will be paid, of James Mont- To those who ¢ Reiter Brill's gomery Flagg’s picture, “* send in the next best twenty repli picture, ‘* Don’t You Hurt My Dogiy,"” will be given. The award of prizes in the Month Contest was published in the issue of Jupce for October 2d. wpewAtleRovnos|/ RS TROROUGNEARL [7 SOAPER | Send your reply to Puzzle Editor, Barber Contest JUDGE 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City Liqueur Peres Chartreux vELLOw YELLOW F 5 3 1s F 5 3 The Magnificent New AAA ARARARARRRARARAARARARRRRRARRARRARRAARRARAD: Hoffman House av AK NEW YOUK ly Flreproot A Rare Book of Humor Is a bound volume of JUDGE. est binder on the market is we are sending our sub- 3 for $1.25. This amount includes all charges for postage, ete. Address THE LESLIE-JUDGE CO. 225 Filth Avenue New York