Judge, 1919-02-15 · page 30 of 32
Judge — February 15, 1919 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **promotional/advertising page** for The Evening Mail newspaper rather than a satirical cartoon page. The left column advertises the newspaper's entertainment features and columnists (Burns Mantle, Mabel Herbert Urner, etc.), promoting it as New York's premier source for drama, society, and lifestyle content. The right side contains three separate short humorous pieces: 1. **"The Book-Seeking Youth to His Love"** by George S. Kaufman—a poem satirizing the Valentine's Day book-gifting trend. A young man comically despairs that no volume adequately expresses his passionate feelings; he needs a book "hot enough / To light a cigarette with." 2. **"Good Reasoning"** is a brief joke about a judge imposing a $5.10 fine (including a ten-cent "war tax") on a prisoner for beating his brother-in-law, reasoning the man got $5 of pleasure from it. 3. **"Painting the Lily"** is a short theatrical anecdote about achieving realistic storm effects through hard work. These are light, topical humor pieces typical of Judge's satirical style, touching on wartime taxes, romance, and theater.
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At RUBE GOLDBERG’S new comic cartoons from Europe called “Boobs Abroad in 1919.” Goldberg is the world’s greatest cartoonist, and in this series he revels in fun. At “PETEY,” with his fat wife and pretty niece, a daily joy picture by Voight. At the trials and tribulations of Artist Hayward’s “STENOGRAPHER.” And You Will Also Enjoy The MAGAZINE PAGE and the DRAMA and SOCIETY PAGE, which are pronounced the best feature pages in New York. Among the features and writers on them are: BURNS MANTLE, the cleverest dra- matic reporter in America. MABEL HERBERT URNER, with her illuminating domestic story, “The Mar- ried Life of Helen and Warren.” THOMAS E. OLIPHANT, who writes interesting personality stories of the stage and film world. DOLLY MADISON, whose chatty and intimate tales of society folk are de- lightful. EVA A. TINGEY, with her newest fashions from Paris. ROY K. MOULTON, who writes a col- umn of fun and smiles. THE CHILDREN’S CORNER. KATH- ARINE LANE’S engaging comment on musie and musicians. REX MAXON, who draws life sketches, and all the other ex- perts in entertainment, on THE EvenING MAIL ipa oem aceramae osc. You'll Have to Laugh! | The Book-Seeking Youth to His Love By Georce S. KaurMan “The custom of giving books upon St. Valentine’s Day has been rapidly growing the last few years, but lover usually have difficulty in discovering what books are suit- able.’—From a publisher's advertisement. O, at a thousand book concerns [ I’ve searched from floor to ceiling For tome that could express how burns My incandescent feeling. ‘The volumes that I came upon— How futile and how petty! ‘The placid stuff of Tennyson, ‘The coolness of Rossetti! A thousand clerks have failed to find A suitable selection; No covers twain could ever bind My Brobdignag affection. , A book that held but half the stuff That I am all upset with Would be a volume hot enough To light a cigarette with! Good Reasoning Upon the _ prisoner convicted of beating his brother-in-law. the judge had imposed a fine of $5.10. When the man had an opportunity he ques- tioned the judge about the amount. 's the ten cents foi asked, “War tax,” said the judge. “War tax?” The pris- oner raised his brows “Why, yes,” said the judge, “didn’t you have $3.00 worth of pleasurc out of beating your brother-in-law?” And the bill was paid without any more | parley Painting the Lily “Your storm effect is fj very realistic,” compli- | mented the dramatic ing Department Offers critic. snewick Building New York “Yes, we have to §f Walker Building Boston ¢ Marquette Building Chicage | work like thunder to get leary Bu Seattle We Henry B x that,” replied the stage- Judge is printed by the Schweinler Press manager. comicbooks.com