Judge, 1917-12-29 · page 23 of 29
Judge — December 29, 1917 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines a charitable fundraiser with humorous content and advertising, published during WWI. **Upper left**: The "Judge's Trench Christmas Fund" lists reader donations for soldiers, a timely patriotic appeal as America was actively fighting in Europe (the U.S. entered WWI in April 1917). **"Stories with Smiles"**: Four short comic anecdotes mock human foibles—a man celebrating his "golden wedding" (with a second wife), misers who befriend others only when they're not being taxed, a boy indifferent to academic ranking, and a young fisherman who catches nothing. These are mild, apolitical humor typical of the era. **Right side**: An advertisement for **Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper** pitches the publication to soldiers and civilians by emphasizing its war photographs—"the most war-pictures, the best war-pictures, FIRST." The rhetoric appeals to readers wanting visual documentation of the war effort, and offers a patriotic service: sending used copies to soldiers costs "one cent a week." The page reflects 1917 American culture: simultaneous support for troops, light entertainment, and media competition emphasizing photojournalism.
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> full- rints eavy lv for December 29, 1917 JUDGE’S TRENCH CHRISTMAS FUND | Following are subscriptions to JUDGE'S Trench Christmas Fund, received from December 1 to December 8, inclusive sig, hire Papence, Mey , Calif $ 1.00 Aa, Arkadel 1.00 Bae erin, Moin | 3.00 Warne K Rogers, Mra MC. Phil adel 1.00 250 1.00 con tea A 1, Hira cope, dies. Archibald, ‘ache asain, “Mrs “Aan, « ery iiss. Pictto, 3.00 120 5.00 | 1.00 S.J nasil, Mrs. Fay, Ocean Hartey, Miss Vera, a- ‘em, Towa. Stories with Smiles Out of It—Up and down the village street walked old Tompkins, dressed all in his Sunday: best and with a clean collar on. , old fellow! a friend hailed him. “Aren't you working * replied the old man, proudly. “I'm celebrating my golden Then you've been married 50 years?” “Then, where’s Mrs. Tompkins? Isn't she celebrating. too?” “The present Mrs. Tompkins.” the old man coldly rebuked the idle questioner, “has nothing to do with it.""—Reedy’s Mirror. Friends in Need—Governor Thomas E. Campbell, in an argument in favor of an excess profit tax, said in Phoen “These fellows are great friends of the government, but comes to being taxed, why, then—then they're like Murphy. ““Cheer up, man!" said Murphy to Dooley. *Yez look as if yez didn’t have a friend in the whole wurtld.” “Oi haven't, nayther.” Dooley groaned. “<G'wan!? cried Murphy heartily. ‘If it ain’t: money yea want to borry, O'm as as good a frind as ever yez had.’ ” when it No Difference to Jimmy——Jimmy had not come up to his father’s expectations in regard to his studies at school, and an explanation was demanded. “Why is it?” of the class?" “T can't see that it makes any difference whether | am at the top or the bottom,” replied Jimmy f ally. “You know, they teach the same at both ends.” —Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegra ph. inquired the irate parent, “that you are at the bottom A Boy With a Future—Ellis Perrot Blister, the fly-fishing expert, banquet: he prime virtue of a good angler is patience, No man or boy ever developed into a successful fisherman who hadn’t at least twice the patience of Job. “There's a boy in Shawnee who is going to make a champion one of I saw him fishing the other afternoon on the bank of « creek, id to him: “*What are you tishing for, son?’ “*Snigs,’ said he. “What are sni; said I. “T dunno,’ said the boy. ‘IE ain't never caught none yet.’ Washington Star. . —<— The boys ie | in Camp like Pictures! ov The paper that gives them the news and gives it to them 7” pictures is the paper they like. Estep in Lestic's That paper is LESLIE’S America’s Leading Illustrated Weekly Newspaper You want to follow the war, too, to see it in the live news-photos that show you what words can’t begin to describe. You can see the war in Leslie’s — —and when you’ve finished with your copy you can send it to a soldier for one cent a week. You'll find the most war-pictures, the best war-pictures, FIRST, Leslie's Mlustrated Weekly Newspaper $5.00 a year 225 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY