Judge, 1923-07-28 · page 2 of 36
Judge — July 28, 1923 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# "The Raisin Collector" - Judge Magazine This page is primarily an **advertisement for Judge magazine's reader-submission feature** rather than political satire. The cartoon illustrations at top show six comically-drawn figures in various styles of dress and comportment, representing different personality types or social archetypes of the era. The text invites readers to contribute humorous observations from daily life to "The Raisin Collector" column—presumably named after finding small, valuable moments of humor ("raisins") in everyday experience. Judge promises to publish the best submissions and send contributors something in return. The appeal is straightforward: readers should actively observe life around them, note funny incidents, and submit them. This was a common engagement strategy for magazines of this period, crowdsourcing humor content from their audience.
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H™ you joined the Royal American Order You'll find it great fun and one of the very best things’ in of Raisin Collectors? the world for you. - Have you a real sense of humor? Of course you have. That’s why you read JupGeE. But do you see-and hear all the funny things that are happening to you and about you every day? Most of us get what we look for, trouble or success, sorrow or you to look for all. the joy in life and you'll find it for the looking. That’s the purpose of the Raisin Collector,— to give you the definite, positive incentive to be.on the lookout, every day, for the truly funny things that happen in real life. Nail at least one of these to-day, write it out briefly: and send it to Jupce. Then, do it. JUDGE. {Volume 85, Ni Published Weekly and te happiness. It will pay } Looking? again to-morrow and the next day and the day after. You'll be surprised how many funny things are happening all about you. And you'll be surprised, too, how looking for them and seeing them will make you happier and life more interesting. Jupce will publish the very best ones that come to him from his readers and_ will, in return, send you something that will make you laugh. So right away, two laughs where but one gurgled before. Don’t imagine,—JupGE wants real humor from actual daily experience; that’s much funnier and much more worth while. Start to-day, make a note of the funny things that you see and that happen to you and to-night, write out the best one and send it to “The Raisin Collector” Judge, 627 West 43d Street, New York City Office at New York City, N. Yu: under Act of March E. J. McDonnell, Treas.: W. D. Green, Secretary, 627 comicbooks.com y