Judge, 1912-04-20 · page 20 of 24
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This page is dominated by **furniture/credit advertising** rather than editorial cartoons. However, it includes a biographical sketch titled "With Judge's Jesters" about S. E. Kiser, featuring a simple portrait illustration of a bespectacled man. The text describes Kiser's career trajectory: a Pennsylvania farm boy who tried farming, then telegraph work, then became a press operator who discovered journalism. The anecdote depicts him writing a humorous newspaper story about his landlady, who—recognizing herself in his drawings—evicted him late at night, despite his poverty. He responded by writing a poem about her. **The satirical point** appears to be typical Judge magazine humor: mocking struggling young writers and the precarious circumstances of would-be humorists trying to break into journalism. The humor relies on the contrast between artistic ambition and harsh economic reality—a relatable theme for Judge's educated, middle-class readership. The surrounding **full-page furniture advertisements** (Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co., Hotel Gregorian, collars/cuffs) represent the magazine's primary revenue source.
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With Judge's Jesters. Great New Special Allotment ies serene are steep. Learned early that life ° ° of 5000 Bar a Ins on Credit was a series of ups and downs. Got some education, but not enough to en- title him to the scholar'’s stoop. Tried 5 = farming, and might have succeeded at The most amazing money-saving Opportunity ever offered to the ye oe American public—a chance for every home to obtain the world’s finest quality it if his first employer had not caught furniture and furnishings at one-third to one-half less than the price they him sitting under a tree, reading ‘‘Gul- would have to pay at any store, iver’, ” a atti We invested millions of dollars in closing contracts for entire factory outputs from liver’s Travels,"" while permitting the the world's finest furniture and home furnishing makers. obtaining every piece at just a fraction plow horses to obtain what he consid- of acentover the actual manufacturing cost. In other instances ies have found thei 5 output much above their sales and have sactiiced for Cash to ws the most erqunite designs and ered a much-needed rest. Next turned the highest quality goods at thousands of dollars below the actual cost of muterial. his attention to telegraphy, because he ‘We have prepared a catalog of all these items and if you will send your name and ¥ address on a postal card, we will send you free in a plain package by mail postpaid. this had seen that people who were not strong physically seemed to be able to t book. Easy Terms-—-One Year to Pay telegraph without becoming exhausted. —— ———— ‘We ask no securtty—no mortgage to sign—no publicity—no collectors—no red tape or delay of any kind. 'e extend free credit to all on open account as we have found during $7 years of successful experience that it makes no difference where a family lives or how small their income might be—they are just as honest jand we can just as safely trust them for home furnishings as people lof greater means who have charge accounts with us in our retail stores in the great cities. You simply make a first pay- ment of S0c or a dollar, as the case might be according to the size of our order and we ship the goods immediately, allowing you thecom- yment of their full use you are paying for them a it a time, Just as you earn the money. Remember, there is no delay. Shipment is made imme- upon receipt of your order. For instance, x item from thi the And everything is shipped on 30 days’ free examina- tion guarantee. You can get absolutely any thing you want from , this immense shi SE. KISER. ment being made wi ; understandin; While engaged as a press operator. he discovered that journalism was in a id that if are not egtrey at Ard 4 of woes you may and your money wwf be: fase soggy condition, owing to a lack of will- Slatery refunded together wih = { ing humorists. Wrote a humorous story ot hone 6 singse pecan |Our , a about his landlady and offered it to a Se ccenet bet cae PAs: | Cleveland paper, in which it was pub- furniture and home furnishings lished. The landlady recognized the picture he had drawn and banished him from her house, although he had just z Oak Rocke paid his last cent to the laundry woman ra vis, “Do fot think of turning and it was nine-thirty p. m., with the satoere aloe” pase antl fra bare va postal care mercury all shriveled up in the tube. Terms: S0e down and S0¢ per mouth, Snd'malled ittofollowingeddrese- Terma: SOe cash and SOs per month. : Next day he wrote the following poem: Largest, ol dont and beat | HARTMAN Furniture & Carpet Co. EaSccra inthe world. Where snow had drifted o'er the land, Getablished 1855-57 Years of Success 22 Great Stores—1,000,000 Customers I saw a sweet young mother stand. —_— - ae A babe was lying on her breast; Tf HOTEL=—] “Ke Its little form Against herself she closely pressed, G O IAN - To keep it warm. "1 G RE are WAL e In later years I passed once more NEW YORK CITY, And saw her at her cottage door. 85TH ST., 4 7 A boy was lying on her knee; FIFTH AV., BROADWAY. Her look was grim, 14 Stories, Modern, Absolutely Fireproof. And, suffering Joshua! how she Laxuriour, comfortable and bomelike. L Was warming him! Nearest amasemevts, abops snd depots, NONE BETTER AT ANY PRIC! t a place as sporting editor on the 300 Rooms, each with private batt, SHORT-STORY WRITING Gof ia. piace 8s, aportrs ; per ‘A coarse of forty lessons in the history, form, strne- strength of it, and has been engaged in A good room and bere, $2.00 fry. EES Elie iggteceure tagecees vspaper work ever since, Was first OTHERS UP TO $3.10. Ssopaje catalogea free, Wriie to-day. newspepe: oo gas ce School to write baseball reports in verse. His Rpecial rates week or Restaurant», arin Alta table @'bote. —| favorite seasons are spring, summer and iD SARY, Prop. : READ JUDGE'S LIBRARY] autuma. 20 In answering udvertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be azrreciated. 3 |, BATH, $4.00, Ke 4 PARIOR, BKDROOM, BATH. ‘The Home Corresponden. Mr. Bawevis comicbooks.com