Judge, 1918-06-29 · page 30 of 37
Judge — June 29, 1918 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine (undated but likely WWI-era, given military camp references) contains primarily **advertisements and light military humor** rather than political satire. **Main content:** - **Recruitment ad** for Leslie-Judge Company seeking magazine representatives in rural areas - **"Fun from the Fighters"** section: humorous verse and anecdotes from soldiers at military camps (Great Lakes, Camp Dodger, Fort Worth) **The humor's context:** The military jokes reflect WWI American camp life—soldiers adapting to military discipline, the transformation of rural recruits ("hicks") into servicemen, officers' promotions, and soldiers' ingenuity with practical problems. References to "the kaiser" and "the Huns" confirm this is wartime content supporting the war effort. **Notable elements:** - A cartoon of a soldier with a "Keep Calm Priceless Possessions" poster (unclear specifics) - Advertisements for a New York hotel and consumer goods **Overall:** This is primarily **commercial content** mixed with **morale-boosting military humor** for a civilian audience, not sharp political commentary.
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‘a> Leslie-Judge Representatives WANTED In Small Towns and Country Districts E want you to help us introduce to the firesides of country homes, The Happy Medium, JUDGE, and the magazine of the happy side of the mo FILM FUN, and America’s Only Illustrated News paper, LESLIE'S WEEKLY. Young men and young women (17 to 21) preferred. No experience necessary. We teach and help you to secure subscriptions for three and six months and a year. No Single Copy Sale. Use your spare time evenings, holidays, ete., a from $5 to $25 a week. or put in all of your ti his amount. ickly so you can start now. Give population ion of town, township or territory you think you can cover. SUB-AGENCY DEPARTMENT LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY 225 Fifth Avenue - New York City | FUN from the FIGHTERS ‘pene 9s ae eR SE EE “The Change” He looked like a “hick” when he landed With hayseeds still in his hat, He felt like a ship that’s stranded, But no one blamed him for that. A week, and he seemed like a live one With Uncle Sam's clothes on his back; His name on the Government payroll, Dead sure he was of his “jack.” No more of the farm for this “birdie,” He was off of the plow for life. The eggs that were left to be gathered, Would have to be done by his wife. He'd seen the life in the Navy, | And it pleased him down to the ground. So, when the Huns get nerve for a sea fight, You can bet what you have, he’s around... —Great Lakes Bulletin Some Parties There are some parties that we do not care | to attend, even though they are given for our especial benefit. For instance, a court martial. —Camp Dodger No News! “No news,” writes a camp correspondent, “only officer promotions.” By Jove, don’t you know! —Pass in Review (Fort Worth, Tex.) IOTEL EMPIRE BROADWAY at 65rd Stre: NEW YORK MOST, conveniently situated hotel at ‘popular rates in the | heart of everything. Rates single rooms, $1. Room with Frizate bath, $1.50. Parlor Bedr20m and bath (for 2)$2.50. | Write for booklet "What's Going On.” P. V. LAND, Manager. ! What's the Use? You may live to be 100 years old, but what’s the use if you can’t tell your grand- children that you helped to lick the kaiser? —Camp Dodger | | A Baseless Story JUDGE] june A Distinction Major—Do your men get up bright and early? Captain—No, and Camp. They get up early.—Trenck “Game called by the Vampi Poetry and Fact First private—What is so rare as a day in June? ‘econd pri battery street and Camp. in the Trench fe—Twenty-five ce , just before pay-da: Your Wrist Watch If your wrist watch starts hard on a cold morning try a hot towel on the hairspring, before cranking —Camp Dodger Qer ' **No Soap!" Great Lakes Bulletin GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER “Its Purity Has Made It Famous wholl} activi to soc you w break: to do The Broadside it seen Majoring pal air Some of the lads are majoring on bunk | make | fatigue with a view to becoming lounge testers in some upholstery factory at the conclusion of the war.—Camp Dodger For the Swell Dressers ACE A recent consignment of silk hose for summer we wear has arrived in camp.—The Broadside. She gladly All Orphans ume 8 A mother visiting out here on Mother's day |... “P happened to look through the fence of the de | "8 ¢ tention camp and noted the absence of mothers ae é there. “Are all those boys orphans?” she asked. | 224 sh: —Great Lakes Bulletin. she cor work. Mary's Mistake dey she In the course of a Liberty Bond_ speech, iiiiee Mary Pickford told of her brother Jack, who | gi0i. has enlisted in the navy. “He's going to wear ospita the blue and white for his country just like |», her these boys here,” she said, turning to the jackies “W who had been acting as her bodyguard and “I now formed a semicircle behind her on the platform. ‘“He’s going in the navy and when I think of him ‘over there,’ lying in the mud of the trenches—” whereat the jackies cleared their throats and shifted their guns, and 3 F th strange rustle passed over the audience.—Pess O Shi in Review (Fort Worth, Tex.) Rreatest Whe Ash Notl Eve The: Peac Tim Soothe Your Itching Skin With Cuticura All druggists: Soap 25, Ointment 5 2 £0, Talcam % ample each free of “Cuticure, Dept B, Boston.