Judge, 1917-06-09 · page 2 of 28
Judge — June 9, 1917 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and table of contents** rather than political satire. The left side features a book advertisement for Victor Hugo's complete romances—"nearly 4,000 pages" for $2.00—emphasizing the bargain during wartime ("Hugo War Bargain"). The right side shows the contents page for Judge magazine's June 9, 1917 issue, listing numerous humorous articles and drawings by various contributors. The single visible cartoon appears to be titled "From One Soil" by Orson Lowell (the cover design), but the image is too small and unclear to discern its satirical meaning or subjects. Without seeing the actual cartoons referenced in the contents, we cannot determine the specific social or political commentary intended.
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‘This Hugo War Bargain is your great opportunity to own the masterpieces of the greatest literary genius 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'; x4'/ 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., 1116 Brunswick Bldg., New York City josed find $2.00 in full payment for the six-volume set of Hugo. prepaid, to Send books, | Vol. LXNIL | Cover Design: From One Soil | A Pessimistic Review of the Food Situation (Full-page drawing) June c O N T 9, 1917 { Now Has the Largest Circulation of Judge any Humorous Publication in America E N T S ORSON LOWELL ZIM Editorials: The New Rules—Sixes and Sevens Forgiven The Port of Missing Men Markowitz and Henry Answers to the Anxious Not in Keeping - The Peaceful Singer The Reason The Pullman Pessimist The Notion Counter Nothing New The Salvation Crop - Not Quite the Thing A Standing Order - A Mean Trick Treat for Shock - At Syracuse University - A Purple Cow-ard - | Convalescent (Double-pase drawing) Judge's Artistic Alphabet Mrs. Clatterby Has New Neighbors Sensuous Dining The Modern Woman | Suffrage Snapshots ; Responding to His Country's Call - Enchantment to Enforce an Ordinance | Marigold S. E. KISER Drawn by CALVERT SMITH LOU RAB Drawn by E. W. KEMBLE WILLIAM S. ADKINS Cc. A. LEEDY BERTON BRALEY TENNYSON J. DAFT DOUGLAS MALLOCH Drawn by CALVERT SMITH WALT MASON TOD CHENEVIX N. M. LEVY Drawn by CHESTER L. GARDE MORRIS WADE CAROLYN WELLS Drawn by F. L. FITHIAN BATTELL LOOMIS WITTER BYNNER BURGES JOHNSON R. F. SCHABELITZ J. L. HARBOUR J. E. MIDDLETON ANNA CADOGAN ETZ IDA HUSTED HARPER 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 Illustrations by ©. Bertram Hartman, Zim, Tousey. Westmacott, Laura Foster, Hamilton Williams, C. W. Kahles, Walter de Maris, Flohri, Agnes Lee. and others comicbooks.com