Judge, 1915-05-01 · page 19 of 24
Judge — May 1, 1915 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains three elements: reprinted cartoons from European satirical publications ("With Foreign Funmakers"), a hotel advertisement, and a chewing gum ad. The European cartoons are brief visual jokes. One depicts a waiter refusing a customer's request for "elephant chop," satirizing absurd restaurant orders. Another shows an elderly woman asking a young man to hold a gun's spout out a window—likely poking fun at nervous elderly people. The third involves a grandfather reading a "hair-raising story," playing on the double meaning of "hair-raising" (frightening but also literally making hair stand up). These are mild, domestic humor pieces typical of early 20th-century European comic magazines, lacking topical political content. The page primarily serves as filler between advertisements for the Hotel Imperial and Beeman's Pepsin Gum, suggesting this was a typical magazine layout of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Sw ee ee en A oe ae ee | aeer— ~~ SB Weeav ever Gm With Foreign Funmakers Copyright, Lustion “Ober, ein Elefa “Pardon, mein “Waiter, an elephant chop ala Holstein !"* “Beg pardon, sir, but we never cut up an dephant just for a chop!""—Lustige Blaetter Nervous old lady— Young man, if that gun's loaded, will you please hold the spou out of the window?—Punch (London). Copyright, Fiiegende Blaetter Saz’ ‘mal, Mama, wie ist das, wenn der Gross Papa jetzt diese haarstriubende Geschichte liest? “Tell me, mamma, what happens when gandpa reads a hair-raising story like that?""—Flicgende Blaetter (Munich). GREAT ne te parit ite We tere Makers of the! Feo ean in the World HOTEL IMPERIAL ROBERT STAFFORD BROADWAY, 3ist TO 32nd STREET, NEW YORK. At Herald Square, the radial center of transportation to all parts of the « One block from Pennsylvan ation, a few minutes from Grand Central Terminal. Subway, Surface and Elevated Service direct to the hotel, which is in the midst of the fashionable theater and shop- ping districts. A HOTEL HOME $1.50 A_DAY AND UP Special Luncheon $ .75. Dinner de Luxe $1 50. Write for Booklet and Free Pocket Map of City. WILLARD D. ROCKEFELLER, FRANK H. WIGGINS, MANAGER. AS M comicbooks.com