Judge, 1927-09-10 · page 30 of 36
Judge — September 10, 1927 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct elements: **Top Left:** A tobacco advertisement referencing Sir Walter Raleigh's historical introduction of tobacco to England 341 years prior. It romanticizes smoking as an "Elizabethan delight," using period language to market Craven Mixture tobacco imported from London. **Center:** A cartoon titled "Winner of Balloon Contest No. 1" showing people at what appears to be a swimming or diving area. The dialogue uses archaic speech ("would'st thou") to create gentle humor about social awkwardness—a man inviting a woman to dive. **Bottom Right:** A brief joke about customer service, where a customer sarcastically suggests a shop owner needs shooting practice rather than aiming to please customers—a play on the phrase "aim to please." **Bottom Left:** Advertisement for Russell Patterson's School of Humorous Illustration, promoting cartooning lessons and Patterson's modern "peppy" drawing style. The page is primarily advertising-driven, with modest cartoon humor typical of Judge's satirical approach to everyday social situations.
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The Tower of Londen, where Raleigh, preparing for death, “teak @ pipe of tobacco before be swt $0 the scaffold”. 341 years have passed since Raleigh introduced tobacco into Englana~ “Besser and healing to- bacco’’-- so the Eliza- bethans spoke of the new delight Sir Walter Raleigh intro- duced into England. You have only to smoke Craven Mixture --that rich, mellow, true English blend to echo their words. Get a tin from your own tobacconist-- or for a liberal sample tin send 10c in stamps to American Office, Dept. 15, Carreras, Ltd., 220 Fifth Ave., New York City. Craven MIXTURE Imported from London See dh 4 A Drawing ma Few Hours! —and now teaches you his original methods in a series of 20 snappy lessons — brimful with sparkling interest from the very start — a de- parture from the purely conventional. This training consti tutes the last word in Humorouslllustration, teaching a New Art for a New Age—a pleasant relief from the old style, standardized instruction. Learn to draw the dashing, peppy types that are all the rage as exemplified by Mr. Patter- son’s numerous contributions to maga- zines. Let him teach you his clever technique. What profession could com- pare with this in its irresistible appeal or sheer earning power? Write now for full information. Russell Patterson School of Humorous Illustration Michigan Ave. at 20th St., Dept.3 CHICAGO - - ~- ILLINOIS nn ett tht tt ht NN Winner of Balloon Contest No. 1 Adelbert, art thou the Priscilla, would’st thou kind of man who would’st like to go over to the invite a lady to visit the springboards? i Irritatep Customer—I see you have a sign up there, “We aim to please.” Proprieror—Certainly, sir; that is our motto. Customer—Well, you ought to take some time off for shoot- | ing practice. —Passinc Suow ——y 28 comicbooks.com