Judge, 1910-04-23 · page 18 of 24
Judge — April 23, 1910 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with some cartoon content**. The main satirical elements are small comic strips scattered throughout, featuring brief joke scenarios: **Key Cartoons:** - Multiple small single-panel comics with captions about everyday absurdities—a doctor misdiagnosing a patient, confusion at a theater box office, a student requesting standing room - These represent typical "Judge" humor: mild domestic and social mishaps played for light laughs **The Advertisements Dominate:** The page showcases luxury products of the era (circa 1910s-1920s): Red Top Rye whiskey, Philip Morris cigarettes, Chartreaux liqueur, Club Cocktails, Hotel Empire, and Hunyadi Janos laxative water. **The "Amateur Art Contest"** announces Judge's invitation for readers to submit drawings, offering small monetary prizes. **Context for Modern Readers:** This reflects a publication model where advertising subsidized content. The humor is gentle, apolitical—focusing on mistaken identities and social confusion rather than satire. The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco ads reflects pre-regulation advertising norms.
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JUDGE JUDGE'S AMATEUR ART CONTEST f°“ °° mo ed j oPR: Pee ‘of $5.00, $3.00, and $2.00 are FOR MORE THAN eP awarded All drawings failing to win prizes, but which are used on the Ama- teur, Page will be paid for at the rate of One Dollar each. Drawings must be made o1 | hie nom Sic iets cdnaretin, ‘The Carthusian Monks have Made white paper with ink, as ordinary ink & does not reproduce well in line cuts. Postage | Liqueur Peres Chartreux a AMERICA'S FINEST WHISKEY must be inclosed if return of drawings is de- sired. Only those drawings marked “ For TOREEN ASD YELLOW Amateur Contest " will be considered. “This | The World’s Most Famous contest is open to all, whether subscribers to CORDIAL Juve or not. ‘There is no financial consid- eration, Address all drawings and jokes for At frwectans Wine M Basjor & eS the same to | Art Editor Jupce, 225 Fifth Avenue, “ Amateur Contest.”* New York City. FIRST PRIZE. fe CS eG af ees |) RE ci IS ABOTTLED DELIGHT Just strain through cracked ice and serve CLUB COCKTAILS to your guests and they'll dub you the finest mixer in the land. CLUB COCKTAILS are already mixed-to- measure—a doubly more perfect drink than any made-by-chance- work kind could ever be. Have a bottle always UP TO THE CORK a OSEPH :MO" LOUISVILLE. KY. g . s them absolutely. Mothers wil find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy for their children. 25e a bottle, < THIRD PRIZE. E TEAR SHED.” “* Unhand me, vile ee Broadway and Sixty-third Street NEW YORK CITY In the Very Center of Everything Yes, Indeed, Sir. The very best we have to offer. ORIGINAL. Cigarett CAmeriogg owes or ten 20C Drawn by VB, Balion WRONG NUMBER. Dr, Redre—" Lets see your tonguesmy man.” Michar! Cloween—" Gowran wid yer: yer clear off yer ‘noodle. It sme stummick thot pains me. “The Little Brown Bo: Yacirless Cali London, Kee York and Montreal << | JUST NOTHING. sie Rana ees | “I see they have furnished It Reems with Private bu.” iar y 100 Rooms, with Private Bath. mee Um nya i the leading roles with fine cos- ‘Suites trom $150 per day up tums * Excellent Service — Fine Music A “Oh, I don’t know; they W. JOHNSON QUINN, Prop. “te haven't anything on the cho-|—— — \ rus.""—Williams Purple Cow. | ROMEIKE’S Pres Catting Barean will send vo all newspaper clippings which ay ‘appear about you, your fiance, ena, subject oo Janos Natural Laxative Drawn by Ralph Boutin. Water | beg hii Sexttl where ate os acing with tha SLAMMING. mich you may want to be “i setae nee elieves : " a i ife) —*4 a ical of importance in the el Quickly Relieves: | PSRGnt Tom eoine to the ball disguised asa |, Z0me# (reading from Life)—"Gee!| fei'States and sod Forope is searched, Tetra. $500 Biliousness, chicken sandwich, this joke is old. {0 ‘notices, “Hiwe Houeines i101 West 220 Smith—"Yes; lots of dead jokes | Street New York. Sick Headache, Stomach Disorders, and AT THE BOX OFFICE. come to Life.”’—University of Michigan Ticket seller—"* How many?" Gargoyle, HUDSON 'S BAY CO. CONSTIPATI ° N Absent-minded student—*Two stand- i * AT ALL onucoisTs ing rooms—together.""—Columbia Jes- , Every lover of a good cocktail should insist that bhi Abbott's Bitters be used in making it; insures your Waxeat © McLAUGHLIN, tne. U. 8 Agr | ter. . getting the very bes 300 HIlisois Street, Chicae In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com