Judge, 1911-01-14 · page 20 of 24
Judge — January 14, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains advertisements and a serialized wordless comic strip titled "An Up in the Air Love Story." **The Advertisements:** Hunter Whiskey and Philip Morris Cigarettes use period marketing language ("Every Test Proves It the Best"; "aristocrats of the cigarette world") typical of early 20th-century product promotion. These ads make unsubstantiated quality claims common before modern advertising regulations. **The Comic Strip:** "An Up in the Air Love Story" is a nine-chapter visual narrative about romance and courtship. The installments shown focus on humorous domestic and social situations—a man pretending to sleep at a concert, Boston snow quality, a creditor encounter, and parental concerns about a daughter's wealthy suitor. The humor derives from mundane relationship awkwardness and class anxieties. The strip's title "Up in the Air" likely suggests the romantic plot remains unresolved/uncertain. **Overall Context:** This is a January issue of *Judge*, a satirical weekly. The page mixes consumer advertising with light domestic humor targeting middle-class readers concerned with propriety, courtship protocols, and social standing.
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