Judge, 1917-03-31 · page 27 of 28
Judge — March 31, 1917 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **commercial advertisement** for framed art prints, not satire. Judge magazine is selling five paintings by prominent illustrators (Flagg, McMillan, Stahr, and Bolles) featuring young women in various poses and scenarios—"Wall-Nuts," "Good-Night, Nurse," "Steady Work," "Reddy Maid Suits," and "All the Comforts of Home." The paintings depict conventionally attractive women in domestic, flirtatious, or leisure situations typical of 1920s-era pin-up style illustration. The "joke" in the headline—asking if readers can imagine better room decoration—is a light sales pitch suggesting these images would appeal to male consumers as wall art. This reflects the era's entertainment marketing rather than political satire; it's essentially vintage merchandise advertising.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Here’s a Sug Zestion Can you think of a better decoration for your room than these five jolly girls from Judge P Five brilliant paint- “WALL-NUTS* “GOOD-NIGHT, NURSE” i By James Montgomery Flagg ings by =a | = f James Montgomery Flagg Mary Lane McMillan Paul Stahr Enoch Bolles in full colors, 9 x 12 inches, mounted on a heavy mat, ready for the frame, for One Dollar (25 cents apiece) Just pina bill, check, CSTEADY WORK? money-order or stamps to By Enoch Bolles the coupon below, fill in your name, and send it in to-day to the Art Print De- partment of udge The Happy Medium Taal JUDGE ART PRINT DEPARTMEN'I 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City nd me the five pictures from Judge, SA LE ES TP TPT BPI a REI: 500 $d Aaa (A EIR comicbooks.com