Judge, 1916-05-06 · page 27 of 28
Judge — May 6, 1916 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising content**, not satire. Judge magazine is promoting art prints based on cover illustrations by artists Flagg, Stahr, and Taffs. The page explains that these colorful cover artworks are being reproduced in black-and-white here as a "memorandum"—essentially a preview. The five titles listed ("All the Comforts of Home," "Darn It," "The First National Bank," "Aren't You Coming Along?," "If Their Wishes Came True") appear to be humorous domestic or social scenes typical of Judge's satirical style, though their specific jokes aren't visible in this reproduction. **The pitch**: Full-color prints (9x12 inches, matted and framed-ready) normally sell for 25 cents each, but customers can buy all five for **one dollar**—a promotional bundle deal. Readers mail payment with the coupon to Judge's Art Print Department in New York. This represents early 20th-century merchandising: magazines monetizing their editorial content through print sales.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
judge THE HAPPY MEDIUM, Introduces Some _ Ladies! OU have seen these clever pictures on the covers of Judge, standing out in their true colors. Otherwise we wouldn’t reduce them to black and white.. It wouldn’t be fair to the artists, Flagg, Stahr and Taffs. These reproductions are just a memorandum tto tell you that all five, “All the Comforts of Home” “Darn It” “The First National Bank” “Aren’t You Coming Along?” “If Their Wishes Came True” in full colors, 9 x 12, mounted on a heavy, double mat, ready for the frame, selling for $0.25 apiece, will be sent for ONE DOLLAR eo, ges Pin a bill to the coupon Z Ry ‘Print send it in today ¢ Department and , y @ = 225 Fifth Ave., New York Enclosed ; is. $1.00. #7 Please send: prints 3 JUDGE ART PRINT DEPARTMENT #7” auvertises. ~® 225 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK ? , comicbooks.com