Judge, 1915-02-20 · page 2 of 24
Judge — February 20, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The left side features a testimonial from "William A. Sunday" praising Ceylon Hollingsworth's story "Saleratus Smith" about "the bad nigger who got religion." Sunday notes the story won second prize ($1,000) in Collier's short-story contest. The right side shows the **Judge magazine masthead** (February 20, 1915) with its table of contents, subscription rates, and publication details. The racial language reflects the casual prejudice of 1915 America. The story's apparent appeal lay in its "human interest" rather than explicit satire. This page demonstrates how period magazines mixed entertainment promotion with period-typical racist terminology that modern readers find deeply offensive.
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Billy Sunday read “Saleratus Smith,” by Ceylon Hollingsworth, then wrote: “T came home last night from the Tabernacle dripping wet from per- spiration, plunged into a bath, took a rub down—then read the proof sheets of that intensely interesting story of ‘Saleratus Smith,’ the bad nigger who got religion. “The story is full of human interest, not overdrawn; for I have known many incidents similar to ‘Saleratus Smith’s’ experience. It surely has the punch. “TI am not surprised that it brought home the bacon of $1,000 to the author. “Yours truly, (Signed) “William A. Sunday.” This fine American story won the second prize in Collier’s $9,500 short-story contest. Read it in this week’s issue of Colliers ‘THE NATIONAL WERELY Copy Office at New York as e laddsess“Si Telephotie G632MadisouSouare Published weeidy hy the Leslie- Judge Co.205 Fifth ty Xow York cay JohitA Steicher President 4 Geant E Maseition CUSe 4 Ast hot A.E.Rollater ‘Treasurer ae es, ee Vol. LXVHI February 20, 1915 No. 1749 c O N T E N T § Cover Design: The Golden Gate Is Open. Welcome! Keppler It's a Long Way to San Francisco, It's a Long, Long Way to Go! . John Gruelle Editorials: = The Esthetics of Motion Girls Oaths Social Heresy — Brief Decisions a "Save a Whale!” Chas. Phelps Cushing Mars Surprised =. . 3 «Keppler Baldacss . . . : George Fitch A Song of Shorples Clinton Seollard Poetry. . : : . William J. Lampton The Uplift Club Walt Mason A Dilemma Tom P. Morgan The Lesser of Two Evils (ttustration oe Feller ws) Sd. AL Waldron Fair Weather Verses . + AL Burstein All the World's a Stage (Dei vind) . . CG. Clyde Squires The Luncheon. . Winter Sports H. Seymour Keller sudson M. Hinchthone Robert Mountsier Higby Dodd The Beggar : JUDGE'S Between Covers (itso by uae ) Two Viewpoints. , Egg View Notes : : Leslie Van Every The Modern Woman: Curbside Comments + Oreola W. Haske Makes It a . Ida Husted Harper A Spade’ Ethel RB. Peyser les, Passing the de Ih the College Wits, Stories with Mustard, and Happy Outgivings by JUDGE’: The Fun and Satire of Life in Pictures by Grant E. Hamilton, Emil Flokri, HA. Petersen, Zim, Otto Schmidt, J. Conacher, Frauk Godwin C. W. Kahles, Barksdale Rogers, Paul Goold, PL. Crosby, A. T. Mer- rick, Carl Branden, Calvert Smith, Arthur E. Jameson, Ray Rohn, Crareford Young, Lou Rogers, Laura Foster, and others. ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, or 52 numbers - - - + $6.00 Six months, or 26 numbers - : - 260 ‘Thirteen weeks Subscriptions payable in advance by Beate on New York. or by expt Eurorran Acents—Wm. Dawem & Ltd. Bream's Build: Enoland ; Brentano's, Avenue de COpera, Street, Adelphi, London : 56 Rue de la Vie Subscriptions and advertising for all taken at regular rates at a the above offices ‘Contributors must inclose a stamped and self-addressed envelope with all manaseriet otherwise return of the latter when found unavailable cannot be guaranteed. We rece such material, submitted for publication, only on condition that we shall not be held res sible for its toss or injury while in our hands or in transit. If JupGR cannot be found at any news-stand, the publishers will be under obligation ! that fact be promptly reported on postal card or by letter. BACK NUMBERS: Present year, 10 cents per copy ; 1914, 10 cents ; 1913, 20 cents, ee prin Content of ‘JUDGE are protected by conyright in both the United States and Gret ritain. Postage free in the United States, its dependencies, and Mexico. To Canadian Provisee add 50 cents « year for postage ; to ail foreign countries add $1.00 a year, Western Apvertisina Orrice: Marquette Building, Chicago. Ill. WASHINGTON RePRESENTATIVE: Wyatt Building, Washington, D.C. “Another type of Busy Bertha using Smokeless Pow- der” is effectively portrayed by Brill in conformity with the President's neutrality regulations, and also in three colors, on the front cover of next week's JUDGE |