Judge, 1915-09-04 · page 26 of 27
Judge — September 4, 1915 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page combines advertisement with humor content typical of Judge magazine. The main feature is a large ad for the "Studio of Pictorial Art, Inc." (established 1903), promoting correspondence courses in cartooning under instructor Grant E. Hamilton. The pitch emphasizes that skilled comic art requires technical training—you cannot become a successful cartoonist through natural talent alone. Below that is a hotel advertisement for the Broztell on 5th Avenue. The right column contains brief comedic anecdotes and jokes on everyday topics: marital disputes, hotel prices, pessimism about human nature, and romantic misunderstandings. These represent typical Judge humor—short, punchy jokes reflecting early 20th-century social attitudes about marriage, gender relations, and urban life. The page reflects the magazine's dual purpose: entertainment through satire and humor, supplemented by revenue from instructional and commercial advertisements.
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You can’t sell your drawings unless they are technically correct and you can only acquire this technique under skilful guidance. In comic art particularly, the clever caricature depends altogether on a proper understanding of what to empha- size and what to omit, and this knowledge can only be had through instruction. You cannot become a skilled artist without instruction any more than you could bea finished musician and play only by ear. Men are born with genius, but art is the practical and skilful application of natural ability. We send you this instruction by mail and your individual training comes under the per- sonal direction of Mr. Grant E. Hamilton, an artist of international reputation. This school has been established eleven years and has developed many first-class illustra- tors who are now earning good incomes from their art. Only a limited number of students will be taken, so write at once. Send five two-cent stamps for handsome booklet and reply. Studio of Pictorial Art, Inc. Established 1903 East 19th Street, New York THE BROZTELL ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Sth Avenue :-: 27th Street New York City Two Blocks from Subway, Hudson Tubes and Elevated Stations, Five Minutes from Penn. and Grand Central Stations. EVERY ROOM WITH BATH AND SHOWER UPWARDS Restaurant Prices Designed to Meet Popular Demand WILLIAM J. QUINN, JR. oozed into the Smith terri i quent appeal. pie) with an dy “Iam very sorry,” repli i fost ing bis countenance ates be “but cannot give yi is month.” ie Anything ig “That's just what you told month!” complaining}; bag mon sly returned the cay. “Well,” expressively rejoined Sp. “TI kept my word, didn’t 12”, *hiladel oii, Telegraph. Phila Local Pride—“Is this a first offi om inquired the stranger. ce pat “It’s as good as you'll find in t! . retorted the native with Porat pride.—Buffalo Express. Coming to the Point—ue Ff, You've been calling on my pita some time, young man. Why don’t yey come down to business? Suitor: ty well. How much going to leave her?—Boston Tracie The Pessimist’s Comment—Men sig paper—Here’s a preacher in Syracuse, Nex York, declares that the time will come Whe there will be no liars in the world. Pessimist—Well, the world is due to et sometime.—Canadian Courier, j Indefinite—Mrs. Snooper—Men mie me tired. Mrs. Swayback—What’s the matter pow Mrs. Snooper—My husband saw Ms Keedick yesterday, and I asked him wh she had on, and he replied, “Oh, clothes.”- Stray Stories. Quite Extraordinary—“That seu! speaker was quite extraordinary.” thought his speech was about the dues I ever heard.” ‘* His speech didn’t amowt to anything, but he failed, when he got m to say that the toastmaster’s introducey remarks reminded him of a story.”"—Ye York Sun. Afraid She’d Change Her Mind- “Why so sad and downcast?” “My wife has threatened to leave me’ “Cheer up; women are always threat ing something like that, but they handy ever do it.” “That's what I was thinking.”—Hease Post. Salesmanship—Hawker—Buy a flove, sir? Billion—No, thanks. Hawker—Buy one for your wife, sit. Billion—Haven’t one. Hawker—For your sweetheart, then. Billion—Haven’t one either. Hawker—Well, buy one to celebrate ye luck.—Houston Chronicle. What He Did—Dora—And 9% quarreled? Lallie—Yes, and I returned all his pe ents, and what do you think he did? Dora—Something horrid, I’m sure. Lallie—He sent me half a dozen bas of face powder, with a note, explaining tt he thought he had taken as much as tt home on his coat-since he first met me New York Globe.