Judge, 1923-03-03 · page 34 of 36
Judge — March 3, 1923 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This "Beginner's Luck" page functions as **instructional advertising** rather than political satire. It collects teaching ads and amateur cartoons to encourage readers toward artistic careers. The cartoons shown demonstrate basic comic timing: a man pulling a small dog on a leash jokes about the dog seeing "wurst days" (pun on "worst"); a couple's exchange plays on marital exasperation ("nothing is impossible—but you don't know my husband"); Mrs. Duck expresses frustration at her husband's impractical suggestion to break glass to extinguish a fire; and an orchestra scene caption reads "For Heaven's sake!"—likely reacting to amateur musicianship. These gags exemplify early-20th-century domestic humor targeting middle-class anxieties: incompetent husbands, marriage frustrations, and social embarrassment. The left-side advertisements aggressively promote cartooning correspondence courses, art schools, and songwriting services—reflecting Judge's role as both satirical publication and marketplace for self-improvement schemes popular during this era.
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Beginner’s Luck UDGE has set aside this page for the work of the budding artist. He hopes, in this way, to give help and encouragement to the amateur whose work gives promise of real ability | Remember that a bright, original idea is all-important, then draw with india ink on white paper. Address your contributions to Amateur Page, Jupce, 627 West 43d St., New York City | DO YOU LIKE TO DRAW? Cartoonists Trained by W. L. EVANS MAKE MONEY of the cleverest cartoonists in America ud d THE W. L. EVANS SCHOOL ==. 5 IA: OF CARTOONING , ; Shashak $40 Leader Bldg. Cleveland, 0. Drawn by Rowext Sestak. “This dog is going to see his wurst days.” Correspondence Course Comic Art & Caricature Short Cut and Square Deai | For illustrated catalog and testi- monials send 6c in stamps. Address ZIM, Dept. R, HORSEHEADS, N. Y. Write your name plainly Drawn “My dear, nothing is impossible.” “But you don't know my husband.” Bigh Schoo] Course in 2 Years ou can complete this simplified High side of two years. Meets all requir Sourves are described ia cur Pree Ballet AMERICAN SCHOOL Devt. H_354 Drexel Ave. A 58th St CHICAGO GO INTO BUSINESS vourter Get out of the salaried class. Be independent of Jur 0b, Big new uncrowded Neld offers uniim- ed poaibues for making BIG money in ever; ee Make $: Surfacing can Ppecrrabpgpmac gpardady : =) Drawn by WM. E. HOLMAN Sees oem: Mrs. Duck—Aw, shucks, I can’t see | Drawn by R. Rvpowett | how breaking the glass would help put Learning to play on a piano. the fire out! | ONIE BE AN EXPERT your writl a. Big improvement in three hours’ No failures’ Complete outline FRE | Wonderful, new uldes your hand: corrects | b | Write C.J. Ozment, Dept. 81, St. Louis, Mo. | Write the Words for a Song We compose music. Our Chief of Staff wrote many big song hits. Submit your song poem to us at once New York Melody Corporation, 462 Fitrgerald Building, New York SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE ILLUSTRATED By WINFIELD SCOTT HALL, M.| SEX FACTS MADE PLA 4 pares—many illustrations | | of" Table of contents, and commendations, AMenioan pus. company, “se Wile Bidz, Phila, | |