Judge, 1922-07-29 · page 35 of 36
Judge — July 29, 1922 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon but an **editorial solicitation page** from *Judge* magazine. Rather than satire, it's a call-for-submissions appealing to readers—particularly hunters, fishermen, and sportsmen—to contribute humorous anecdotes. The pitch frames *Judge* as "the clearing house for fun" serving "a million strong" American readership. The editors argue that funny stories told around campfires, golf courses (the "19th Hole"), and cabins deserve preservation in print form where they'll entertain millions. The underlying appeal is both civic and practical: contributors should feel generous sharing laughter with the magazine's "family," while *Judge* promises to compensate them at standard advertising rates for accepted material. This represents early 20th-century magazine economics—leveraging reader-generated content to fill pages affordably while building community engagement around shared leisure activities and masculine camaraderie.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WHAT MADE You Happy? The laugh and the smile are the symbols of happiness. There are no happier days than those you are spending right now, or soon will be spending, on the boat, around the camp fire, out in the car or on the links. Some of the pleasant, humorous incidents that make you smile, then chuckle and finally bust out in a real laugh will be good enough to make a million other folks laugh too. — It will do your heart and their hearts good to preserve these funny incidents in permanent form—in JubGE. The readers of JupGE are a million strong, one big happy Ameri- can family. JupGe is the clearing house for the fun, wit and humor which keeps his family happy and smiling. So we want you to be generous, to share the funny things which made you smile with all the members of JupGe’s family. Think what it will mean if each one contributes just one smile to the family lot! Is there any better story-teller, any greater lover of good fun, than the hunter or fisherman, any true sportsman? When you are sitting around the camp fire or before the cabin fire in the evening, when you are basking under a silvery moon and the waters are still and good, stories are coming thick and fast, when you are sitting at the 19th Hole after a hard match and you hear a crackerjack story—remember the million others who will enjoy it hugely, too; remember JupGE, jot it down and send it in. For your time and trouble, JupGE will gladly compensate you at regular space rates. Tue Eprrors Juve, 627 West 43d Street, New York City comicbooks.com