Judge, 1910-04-30 · page 2 of 16
Judge — April 30, 1910 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with satirical commentary**. The central cartoon titled "LOOKING FOR A HOUSE" depicts three figures outside the White House, apparently seeking housing—likely satirizing the difficulty of finding accommodations in Washington, D.C., or possibly mocking politicians' struggles to secure positions. The "By Way of Comment" section discusses Judge's circulation and publishes reader letters praising the magazine's editorial choices. Several short humorous items follow, including jokes about marital relations ("WHEN SHE WAS BAD") and optimism ("AN OPTIMIST"). The page is dominated by period advertisements for Red Top Rye whiskey, Hotel Empire, Blatz Beer, Pears' Soap, and Philip Morris Cigarettes—typical of early 20th-century Judge content, which heavily subsidized the magazine through advertising revenue.
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JUDGE — SS sq At APoOPRy, || @ BY WAY OF COMMENT # | 4 AMERICA'S FINEST WHISKEY ||| : — | UDGE'S special numbers seem to be pleasing verybody—excepting some of ‘His Hon- or’s'’ contemporari: Jui has long had \\ the largest circulation of any paper in its class, and the recent special numbers have ‘1; ° 7 roade it till larger, . Philip Morris * There is an old saying that if your rival ORIGINAL LONDON talks about you, put him on your pay-roll, no mat- = ter what he says, There are indications that acon-| | Cigarettes temporary of Jupce has been talking, for ‘* His Honor” has received a number of letters similar Yesterday, today and al- to the following: z & ways, anywhere, every: The paper which I have been taking simply be-| where the proper cause my father took it before me has had so much | . k to say about the special numbers of other papers thing to smoke. that I thought I would investigate. I liked Jung! . CAMBRIDGE 25¢ special numbers so well that I'am inclosing a check in boxes of tea for a year’s subscription, Just because my father took a paper is no reason } AMBASSADOR 35¢ why I'should. the after-dinner size P.S. Your Club Number was a corker. In Cork and Phin Tis JupGE publishes more contributions by such writers as John Kendrick Bangs, “The Little Brown Box Carolyn Wells, Tudor Jenks, Wilbur D. Nesbit, S. E. Kiser, Charles Battell Factories: Cairo, London, New York and Mootreal Loomis, Harvey Peake, Edwin L. Sabin, Eslis O. Jones, William J. Lampton, TOLET I C al S UP TO THE CORK ets = = Pears’ S 7 SERVED AT ALL FIRST CLASS BARS WHINE HOUSE = Pears’ Soap has never FERONAN DisTICCENa TONS = A a 9 offered premiums to CINCINNATI,O.~ STJOSEPHMO- LOUISVILLE, KY ; 4 + . . A | 4 induce sales. It is, in itself, a prize for the HOTELEMPIRE (i@f@9 @& . eee Broadway and Sixty-third Street : ( . a 2 Enablabed in 1789, In the Very Center of Everything : the & Sane / Good Old & LOOKING FOR A HOUSE. P. Pitzer, R. W. Sneddon, Albert Bigetow Paine, Victor A. Hermann, ete., ete., than any other American publication. CHANGES THIS WEEK. Jupce has made several changes in this issue. If you like them, tell the my Rooms, with detached Bh, nme 4ay editor; if you don't, speak up just the same. Do you like the large double-page 109 Rooms, with Private Bath, picture by James Mestaoner7 Flagg? Had you rather have the two colored Sates frm $0 pr x Excellent Servic: Fine Music pages as they appear in thi: jingle double-page in color? Do you want WTOHNSON GUIN. Bo more drawings and less text or more text and fewer drawings? Nothing cheers e fs g — an editor’s heart more than a frank letter from a subscriber. FO SLIDE, Secret for all. How to eet tips ; shopa. The secret of honing. How Vitale adeabiage Next week Jupce will get out an issue in honor of the great American game. Hee iar ced whthe trate rte Parteg. There will be a lot of bright, snappy verses about the heroes of the diamond, tars free, W. WINTERS, 116 Deartorn St. ~ Chicago. lL” An ** old fan"? who has seen the advance proofs says that this number is full of home runs, two-base hits, double plays, ete., but contains no errors or wild FOR g MEN OF BRAINS throws. 1GARS WHEN SHE WAS BAD. NOT HIDING HER LIGHT. “MADE AT KEY WEST#—. THERE was a little girl, Madge—"" Does she look up to her And she had a little curl, husband as ker lord and master?” ins snon “Butz VARICOSE VEINS, "222° jacanestockon meats nS Marjorie "It wouldn't seem eo ; She uses her maiden name coupled with) Asx ron it at yHe Crus, Care on Burret And a whopper of a hat, 4 And made herself look just horrid! his by a hyphen."" GET MARRIED —M:ttimonistraper wicnad- (NE THING we never saw is a picture AN OPTIMIST is a fellow who cheer- able people {rom all sections, Tihs por. od yon. O of Christy Matthewson without one A fully puts on his overshoes when pon sea mranle, amataeectons eh, nove, Tames. | ute tante, Cate GUNNELS, Toledo, Oni | foot in the air, the boat is sinking. 1EDMBARD, BAMBINA CO. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com