Judge, 1917-10-06 · page 21 of 28
Judge — October 6, 1917 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertising and light verse**, not political satire. The **"Celluloid Sonnets"** section features Douglas Fairbanks, the silent film star and heartthrob of the era. The poem jokingly claims that watching Fairbanks' cheerful on-screen grin cured the author's depression and misanthropy—a humorous exaggeration of celebrity appeal. The bulk of the page is **product advertising** for Blue-jay Corn Plasters (made by Bauer & Black, Chicago). The ad contrasts a "scientific" method (the plaster) with old-fashioned harsh corn remedies, using a clean-cut man versus a menacing old figure for visual effect. This reflects early-20th-century marketing that positioned modern commercial products as progressive solutions. A small **advertisement for a cartooning instruction book** by Eugene Zimmerman appears at bottom—typical of Judge's self-promotion to aspiring cartoonists. The page also includes unrelated philosophical musings on "merits" by Strickland Gillilan.
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JUDGE Bi ogtober 6. 1917 Celluloid Sonnets | DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS } T)YSPEPSIA once had me in its clutch, With bull-dog grip it fastened on my soul; My view of humankind was dark and dole, To me this plane terrestrial was in Dutch. I gazed on slapstick “comedies” and such, Regarded by my friends as highly droll; I wept enough to fill a finger-bowl— Tome they were hilarious as a crutch. And then, one lucky day, from out the screen | _ Icaught the dazzle of your toothsome grin; It loosened up my liver and my spleen And percolated like a swig of gin. No longer am I lachrymose and lean; Thad to laugh, doggone it, Doug—you win! —W. Kee Maxwell. MERITS j MERITs are things seen more clearly when they are ours. We can even see them sometimes in us when they aren’t there. Although bigger merits in other folks are Practically invisible to us. Merits are what we claim to want to go ea, but we don’t really mean it. Demerits are things that are coming to People who say “D—merit!” Part of the time we complain that we don’t get what we deserve, but most of the time we ought to congratulate ourselves that we don’t. We should pray earnestly that we may Rever have to go on our merits; at the same time we should so live that if this dire neces- Sty were to befall us it would be only moder- ately tough sledding. —Strickland Gillilan. a This Man's Methods With Ask who makes it before you use a method for ending corns. Harsh methods are not sanctioned now. Mussy methods are unneces- sary. Soreness never need occur. Blue-jay was invented by a chemist of high repute. It is made by a con- cern of world-wide fame as a maker | of surgical dressings. Its action is gen- tle and results are sure. It acts on the corn alone, not on the healthy tissue. Apply it as you wrap a cut finger. That ends all pain, all discomfort. In How Bluesjay Acts A is a thin, soft pad which stops the pain by relieving the pressure. Has Come to Deal With Corns ina Scientific Way Let An Expert Deal Blue-jay Corn Plasters Stop Pain Instantly End Corns Completely 25c Packages at Druggists BAUER & BLACK Makers of Surgical Dressings, Etc. Chicago and New York Not This Man's Corns two days the corn disappears. Some- times an old, tough corn needs a sec- ond application. But no corn can re- sist this method. It is sure to go. Millions of people know this. At the first sign of a corn they apply a Blue-jay. Corn pains never bother them, You will always do likewise when you see the results. One trial will co: vince you. It mea so much, and costs so little, that we urge you to make it now. Deal with one corn tonight. B is the B&B wax, which gently under- mines the corn. Usually it takes only 48 hours to end the corn completely. C wraps around the toe, to make the plas- ter snug and comfortable. D is rubber adhesive which sticks without wetting and fastens the plaster on. Blue-jay {s applied in a jiffy. After that, one doesn't feel thecorn. The action is gentle, and applied tothe corn alone. So the corn disappears without soreness. If you can draw a little and want to draw more you have an opportunity to learn at small expense to yourself. EUGE! t NE ZIMMERMAN, has an estatlished.repu- as a cartoonist. He has put some of the tricks of his trade into a took, “Cartoons end Caricatures” bound neatly in 34 morocco, which will be sent to you prepaid on receipt of $1.00. ZIM BOOK 10-6 Brunswick Bldg.. 225 Fifth Ave.. New York City comichooks.