Judge, 1917-03-10 · page 2 of 28
Judge — March 10, 1917 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and table of contents**, not political satire. The left side advertises Victor Hugo's Complete Romances for $2.00—a book deal emphasizing literary prestige ("Stormy Voice of France," "Lord of Human Tears"). The right side lists Judge magazine's contents, featuring illustrations by prominent cartoonists (Sarka, Malloch, Lowell) and articles addressing contemporary topics like "A Japanese Suburban Problem" and "Oriental Rugs"—reflecting early 20th-century American interest in Asia. Without seeing the actual cartoons referenced in the contents, specific satirical targets remain unclear, though the Oriental/Eastern theme appears significant for this 1917 issue date.
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This Hugo War Bargain is your great opportunity to own the masterpieces of the greatest literary genuis of all time at a cost of only $2.00 FOR THE ENTIRE SET Victor Hugo’s Complete Romances NEARLY 4,000 PAGES English Ribbed Buckram Cloth Gold Decorations Thin, Strong, Bible-finish Paper Large, Clear Type Illustrated Each Volume Size 6; x 4'( inches Practically 6 volumes of Victor Hugo’s Romances for the price of one! Victor Hugo is the creator of characters that for sublimity of conception and tragic interest have no parallel in literature outside of the works of the immortal Shakespeare. No other writer of ancient or modern times has unfolded to his readers a universe of greater majesty and charm than this “Stormy Voice of France!” “Lord of Human Tears.” | _ No words can do these masterpieces justice. Les | Miserables is the noblest mountain in the world of §, literature. No book will ever be like it. No novel has | been more widely read. Its enduring benefit to hu- manity has been so great that it cannot be estimated. Get Them To-day—They Won’t Last Long = BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION CO., 449 Brunswick Bldg., New York City 00 in full payment for the six-volume set of Hugo. Send books, March 10, 1917 Vol. LXXII c O N T E N T s Cover Design—Charmed, I'm Sure! JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG A Zephyr from the Orient Blows into Yapp's Crossing (full-page drawing) JOHN B. GRUELLE Editorials—Lilith and Eve; Sixes and Sevens A Japanese Suburban Problem Oriental Rugs To Ruth, in Early Spring - In Cairo (full-page drawing) - Where Ignorance Is Bliss | Hula—Hula—Hula! | Pantoum - ARTHUR CRAWFORD KENNETH L. ROBERTS CORINNE ROCKWELL SWAIN ORSON LOWELL - - S. E. KISER - Drawn by CHARLES SARKA DOUGLAS MALLOCH Drawn by CALVERT SMITH Drawn by MACHEFERT - CLINTON SCOLLARD LAWTON MACKALL L. GRAEME - S. E. KISER WALT MASON Prospects of a New Customer | Hand-Painted China The Wind of the Orient | The Eastern Problem Medical Axioms | Zuleika The Oriental Blessing - The Notion Counter - DOUGLAS MALLOCH Fatimah and the Merchant (illustration by Fellows) J. A. WALDRON ARTHUR CHAPMAN W. D. NESBIT J. L. HARBOUR | Big Town Sayings - | What Did She Mean? Mrs. Clatterby Calls in the Doctor His Belief TOM P. MORGAN | A Moorish Dance (full-page dieing) - - CHARLES SARKA Poem by F. GREGORY HARTSWICK The Eastern Question Drawn by CLARA REYNOLDS Between Curtains CYRIL ANDREW The Modern Woman ANNA CADCGAN ETZ Judge’s Foreign Humor, With the College Wits, Stories with Smiles Passing the Mustard, and Jest and Verse by His Honor's Humorists Additional drawings and decorations by Zim, C. Bertram Hartman, Ww, Jones, Ray Rohn, Westmacott, Machefert, and others. comicbooks.com