Judge, 1919-01-11 · page 2 of 32
Judge — January 11, 1919 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Advertisement Analysis This page is primarily an **advertisement for Judge magazine itself**, using humor to promote subscriptions. The cartoon depicts two scenes: a man enthusiastically packing for travel (left) and a woman preparing to leave on a train (right), both desperate to take Judge with them. The satire targets the magazine's appeal to travelers and commuters who read it on **railroad library cars and in public spaces**. The ad humorously suggests that owning a personal subscription—having Judge at home regularly—would be far more satisfying than the frustration of sharing copies with strangers or waiting to find it in public places. The copy emphasizes convenience and exclusivity: no waiting, no impatient glances, just private enjoyment of the magazine's humor. It's essentially a subscription pitch disguised as satirical commentary on reading habits.
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All Right, “S Judge: 225 Fifth Avenue New York City T acces one year f thirteen w $1.00. Street “Tm packinp. ln going Glifornia or NeW, One copy of Judge at home is worth two in some stranger’s lap Are you one of those few remaining persons who think that Judge grows only on railroad library cars and in public reading rooms? Have you sat for hours watching some perfect stranger revel in the latest number of Judge, eyeing his every move, waiting to pounce upon it the moment he finishes? Have you seen them read it through completely and then start in to read it through again? Have you, all these years, sub- jected yourself to the inconven- iences of travel merely because you thought Judge appears only on trains? Or wasted gallons of gasoline flit- ting about in your limousine from one public library to understood e Judge be- i (or) ta later date. another, hoping to find a copy of Judge not previously engaged? Have you never dreamed that it is possible to subscribe to Judge and have it come regularly to your, yes, to your own home? Think of having Judge at home. No cinders. No wall-signs to silence your laughter. Nobody to shoot impatient glances at you. No hurry. No waiting. Just Judge there, to read in one gulp or to Fletcherize over a whole week if you wish. Judge will add glamor to any fire- side. So many people have had the impression that only railroad presidents and certified public librarians could subscribe to Judge that we have felt it our duty to publish this advertise- ment. The Happy Medium JUDGE 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City comicbooks.com