Judge, 1915-07-10 · page 25 of 28
Judge — July 10, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains primarily **humor columns and advertisements**, not political cartoons. The left side features "The Laugh's the Thing," a promotional piece for *Film Fun* magazine. Lloyd Hamilton and Albert Duncan, silent-film comedians, discuss how movies allow them to make "millions" laugh versus vaudeville's smaller audiences—reflecting early cinema's revolutionary reach. The center column, "Passing the Mustard," collects brief jokes about domestic life, gender roles, and Irish accents—common *Judge* fare. Recurring themes include wives as cooks, "modern woman" humor, and working-class Irish characters (stereotypically depicted). The jokes rely on puns and gentle absurdism rather than sharp satire. The advertisements (right side) promote period products: the "Neverbind Boston Garter," a leg-band device, and the Manhattan Square Hotel in New York. **Historical context**: This reflects 1920s-era American humor—attitudes toward gender, class, and ethnicity would be considered offensive today, though contemporary audiences found them mainstream entertainment.
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The Laugh’ s the Thing EEING them- selves on the screen is one of the favorite diversions of the moving picture players. Ham and Bud (Lloyd Hamilton) and (Albert Duncan) were watching their latest comedy, “Rushing the Lunch Counter” the other day, when Ham said : “Want to go back to vaudeville, Bud ?” Bud looked at a gray- haired, tired-faced woman trying to wipe the tears of mirth out of her eyes and not miss any of the reel and said : “Not so you could noticeit. Wecould make a houseful laugh in the old days, but we can make ‘em laugh by the millions this way. “A laugh is worth more than medicine any day, and if we can make two laughs sprout where only one grew before, we are doing our share.” FILM FUN FILM FANS is published to multiply the fun of the comedy “movies”? — to increase your appreciation and en- joyment of the humorous in the photoplay, when you see it being filmed. It gives you the intimate, personal, human - interest side of the screen stars who make the na- 2 tion laugh — takes you be- a hind the scenes — shows you the tricks of the trade —describes the best com- edy of the month—takes yea into the ‘“‘close-up’” ife of the comedy studios —in short, brings the fun of the funniest movies right to your home. On the newsstands NOW, filled vith laugh ~ making Seatures, puns and stories. 10 cents a copy, $1.00 a year, 25 cents for three months, Passing the Mustard In Real Life To marry a fairy Sounds well in a book, But wary men marry A competent cook. —Kansas City Journal. Tonic Needed—Anxtous mother—It was after nine o’clock when Clara came down to breakfast this morning, and the poor girl didn’t look well at all. Her system needs toning up. What do you think of iron? Father—Good idea! . Anxious mother—What kind of iron had she better take? Father—She had better take a flatiron.— New York Sun. 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