Judge, 1910-05-07 · page 14 of 16
Judge — May 7, 1910 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine's May issue, with a small amateur art contest component. The main content consists of ads for whiskey (Red Top Rye), premixed cocktails (Club Cocktails), Bromo-Seltzer, and the 20th Century Limited train service. The amateur art contest features three comic drawings with captions (scattered throughout). These are user-submitted humorous illustrations typical of the magazine's style: domestic/social humor about everyday situations—a person admiring their reflection, a woman calling someone to check on a baby, and a sketch about relocating household staff. The page reflects **1920s commercial culture**: prohibition-era whiskey advertising (still legal to advertise despite coming Prohibition), pre-mixed cocktails, hangover remedies (Bromo-Seltzer), and luxury rail travel as status symbols. The amateur contest itself showcases Judge's interactive relationship with readers and the era's widespread amateur cartooning culture. No political satire or caricature is evident on this page.
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Red Gop Rye AMERICA'S FINEST WHISKEY UP TO THE CORK SERVED AT ALL FIRST CLASS BARS FERDINAND WESTHEIMER & SONS r-JOSEPH.MO- LOUISVILLE, KY. ABOTTLED DELIGHT Just strain through cracked ice and serve—CLUB COCKTAILS, al- ready ure-mixed are the finest cocktails in the world, ready for in- stantuse, Always uniform, always right, a CLUB COCKTAIL is a better cocktail ten times over than any made-by-guesswork drink could ever be. Use them once you'll have @ bottle handy all the time, they're so delicious. Martini (gin base) and Manhattan (whishey bate) are the most popular. At all good dealers. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York London =Judge’s Library= May Number es 10c--ALL NEWSDEALERS --10c! In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. JUDGE Judge’s Amateur Art Contest RIZES of $5, $3, and $2 are awarded. All drawings failing to win prizes, but which ate used on the Amateur Page will be paid for at the rate of One Dollar each. Drawings must be made on white paper with India ink, as ordinary ink does not reproduce well in line cuts. Postage must be in closed if return of drawings is desired. Only those drawings marked “For Amateur Contest ” will be considered. This contest is open to all, whether subscribers to JUDGE or not. There is no finan- cial consideration. Address alll drawings and jokes for the same to Ant Editor JUDGE, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City." Amateur Contest.” I wonder what makes me feel #0 1—" Well. friend, Em ny D have bee he JULK D PRIZE. THIRD PRIZE. Hy THE MOVE Moving the cook to the new house in Lonesomehurst. Every lover of @ good cocktail should insist that Abbott's Bitters be used in making it; insures your | getting the very best. FIRST PRIZE. Liqueur Peres Chartreux Century Limited “It Saves a Business Day” Lv. New York 3:30 p.m. | Lv. Chicago 2:30 p.m. Lv. Boston 1:00 p.m. | Ar. Boston 11:50 a.m. Ar. Chicago 8:30 a.m, | Ar. New York 9:30 a.m. Equipment a Electric lighted —buffet library and. stateroom observation cars, standard sleeping and dining cars—barber, maid, valet, manicure, télephonc, stock reports, daily papers and periodicals. Sleeping-Car Accommod. Railrood ond nly to take baby in nice streets little darling. I always goes straight to HEADACHES 10¢,25¢,50¢ & $100 Bottles.