Judge, 1917-07-21 · page 2 of 28
Judge — July 21, 1917 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical content. The left side features a full-page ad for Victor Hugo's Complete Romances (6 volumes for $2.00), using Victorian-era marketing language praising Hugo as a literary genius. The right side is a table of contents listing the magazine's articles and illustrations, though the actual cartoons themselves are not visible on this page. The content appears humor-focused, with titles like "The Great Onion Robbery," "The Lucky Varmint," and "Target Practice." The publication date (July 1917) falls during World War I, suggesting some articles may reference contemporary wartime topics, though specific political references cannot be determined from this contents page alone.
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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!( x41( 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., Joge2tey 1116 Brunswick Bidg., New York City Enclosed find $2.00 in full payment for the six-volume set of Hugo. Send books, carriage prepaid, to Vol. LXXIII July 21, 1917 No. 1866 J d Now Has the Largest Circulation of u ge any Humorous Publication in America c O N T E N T S Cover Design: Backed by Old Glory Painted by JAMES MONTGOMERY FLACG The Great Onion Robbery - - - FORBELL Editorials: Everybody's Doing It—Sixes and Sevens Bohemia Table d'Hote - - - F. GREGORY HARTSWICK When Johnny Comes Flying Home - Drawn by P. D. JOHNSON The Lass That Loved a Sailor - Drawn by NORMAN ANTHONY How to Deal with the Submarine Drawn by J. CONACHER The Lucky Varmint - - - - - - TOM P. MORGAN Transmutation - CORINNE ROCKWELL SWAIN A Ballade to Sylvia - - - - CAROLYN WELLS In the Garden - - CLINTON SCOLLARD Target Practice - Drawn by CALVERT The Notion Counter DOUGLAS MALLOCH Disillusionment - W. KEE MAXWELL The Optimistic Husband - Drawn by CALVERT Sic Transit - - BENJAMIN De CASSERES Swat the Pests - - Drawn by ORSON LOWELL Road Directions - - - - WALT MASON Noise - - - - - K.L. ROBERTS Contrasting Contacts J. A. WALDRON When She Answered - - - - - - B. J. New York City Nursery Rhymes: Washington Square LOUIS HOW Just Like a Woman - - - - ALICE E. MELBOURNE Snowy Bosoms - LAWTON MACKALL Waiting - - - - HOWARD C. KEGLEY Woman's Precarious Health - - STRICKLAND GILLILAN When the Boys Are at the Front - Drawn by M. GREINER Judge's Artistic Alphabet Two White Lies TUDOR JENKS Sticklers - - - DIXON MERRITT A Lesson in Love - - NATHAN M. LEVY HORACE SEYMOUR KELLER LESLIE VAN EVERY LYNETTE FREEMIRE Composite Maid Egg View Notes From a Sinner’s Diary = The American Press Humorists’ Convention The Modern Woman - ANNA CADOGAN 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 Westmacott, Miller, Albert Hencke, Lang Campbell, C. W. Kahles, Flohri, Arthur T. Merrick, Lauren Stout, Walter de Maris, and others Printed by the Schweinler Press.