Judge, 1917-05-26 · page 26 of 32
Judge — May 26, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a page from Judge magazine containing advertisements, humorous short jokes, and a list of contributor credits for next week's issue. Rather than a political cartoon, it features multiple small comic anecdotes—jokes about children, rural wisdom, poetry appreciation, and clergymen—typical of the magazine's satirical humor style. The page demonstrates Judge's early 20th-century sensibility: gentle, domestic humor (a boy caught eating candy, a parson's sermon critique) and class-conscious comedy (city clergymen visiting from New York). Advertisements for Club Cocktails and Sunny Brook whiskey reflect the pre-Prohibition era when the magazine could freely advertise alcohol. The contributor list indicates Judge employed prominent illustrators and humorists of the period. Overall, this is a standard editorial/advertising page rather than a focused political or social satire.
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