Judge, 1926-02-13 · page 2 of 36
Judge — February 13, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine: "The Judge Chirographic Society" This page is primarily an **advertisement/membership recruitment** for a humorous fictional organization called "The Judge Chirographic Society"—a club for people who want to improve their handwriting through appreciation of penmanship and humor. The satire centers on **a deliberately messy, childish signature** shown as this week's featured example. The accompanying text mocks such signatures as belonging to "the egoist, the soldier of fortune, the dictator, the emperor"—people so self-important they use pretentious initials and erratic flourishes rather than legible writing. The joke targets pompous individuals who adopt ornate, illegible signatures as status symbols. The final line about "Waterloo" suggests their grandiose pretensions inevitably fail. The page includes a membership application blank at the bottom, with initiation fee of $1.00.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JOIN The JUDGE CHIROGRAPHIC SOCIETY An association of astute penmen @ Qualifications for Membership—Appli- who appreciate the influence of human cants must have the ability to fill in the nature upon chirography and so, in coupon below, in such a way that the order to improve their handwriting, want Circulation Manager can decipher it with- JUDGE, each week to keep them in good out undue eyestrain. Initiation fee of $1.00 humor. must accompany all applications. cis THIS WEEK THE SOCIETY WILL CONSIDER THE SIGNATURE OF With this erratic, childish scrawl the persevering student of chirography may let his fancy roam. This is the mark of the egoist, the soldier of fortune, the dictator, the emperor. The final bold up stroke denotes an ‘‘amour propre’ that justifies the use of the initials only but could not prevent the final ‘‘Waterloo.” APPLICATION BLANK ® JUDGE, 627 West 43d Street, New York This chirographic example of my cognomen and the enclosed legal tender of the United States in the amount of one dollar are proof that | know how to sign my name, when by so doing, I can secure JUDGE for 10 weeks by mail. THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SIGN YOUR RIGHT NAME If you want JUDGE for 52 weeks instead of only 10 weeks, send $5.00 1, February 13, 1926, Entered as Second-Class Matter, October 21, 1881 P New York City, N. Y., under Act of March ighted 1926 by Lealie-Judge Co., in the U. S. and Great Britain; Doug! t; Kendall Banning, Norman Anthony, Presidents: Joseph T. Cooney, Ass't Treasurer and A‘ retary: William 3 w to the fact that every article and picture appearing in For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Company, York: 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. comicbooks.com