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This page from *Judge* magazine is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The dominant features are: 1. **Long Island Tourism Advertisement**: Promotes Long Island as a vacation destination with beaches, fishing, and resort hotels—typical early-20th-century leisure advertising. 2. **Hotel Arlington Ad**: Standard hotel promotion in New York City. 3. **Evinrude Motor Advertisement**: The main visual focus showcases a detachable rowboat motor. The ad emphasizes its portability, ease of operation, and governmental/industrial adoption—marketing a new consumer technology. 4. **"The Holiday Maid" Poem**: A lighthearted tribute to summer, celebrating warm-weather leisure activities. 5. **"A Grim Fairy Tale"**: A brief moral story about an office boy requesting an afternoon off, seemingly illustrating workplace dynamics of the era. **No clear political satire or caricature** is evident on this page. It represents typical *Judge* content: advertisements mixed with light humor and lifestyle pieces targeting an affluent readership interested in leisure, technology, and entertainment.

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With its 500 miles of shore line, dotted with gay re- sorts, comfortable hotels and boarding houses, first class railroad service and a hundred other comforts, Long Island resorts head the list You can bathe There are no dull days on Long Island. Yee <a bake at the very edge of the woods or be tossed about on white sandy beaches by the pounding surf. There's fresh water fishing in wood- Lend lakes and creame, or deep sea fahing off the const where every nibble means keen delight. Tennis, Golfing, Canoeing: Si % ‘Motor Boating and Trampin, are found at their best, and will them all is derwed Health and Rest in this delightful climate. Procure a Free Copy and Resorts,” b ier life, with ond HOTEL ARLINGTON 18-20 WEST 25th STREET Just off Broadway and Madison Square NEW YORK Twelve-story fireproof building—handsomely furnished Rooms—modern in all respects. In the centre of the shopping and theatrical sections. Booklet. RATES, $1.00 PER DAY UP E. W. AUSTIN, Mer. V. A. AUSTIN, Prop. he ikdet, * The Story of the Ruby.” VERNE GEM CO., 109 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. I LovE To EVINRUDE call it Evinruding; this gliding along through the water in a motor driven rowboat and when I hang this portable motor over the stern of any rowboat (it attaches in less than one minute) and skim up the river or lake at an 8 mile pace, I feel that | am having a real summer. The DETACHABLE ROW-BOAT-MOTOR is not cranked as other motors are; one simply gives the fly wheel a swing and the weedless pro- er drives the boat along for hours and hours, anywhere. his motor weighs but 50 Ibs., develops two full horse power, is reversible and above all carries in a canvas case just like asatchel, Anyone can operate it. It Has Been Adopted by Four Governments and is used extensively in the fishing industry as it runs in both salt and fresh water, “The illustrated catalog which we will send to you on request shows the motor in use in different parts of the worid, Write for a copy. EVINRUDE MOTOR CO., miavaUxdEs ins. Members of National Arsnciation of Engine and Boat Manufacturers New York Salesroom, 200 West Broadway saTcnaL. The Holiday Maid AID of our holidays, bringer of jolly days, Now we're awaiting your merry debut Charmer imperial, Nature's gay serial, What would a summertime be without you? All of our jollities, summer frivolities, Gather about you from hither and yon, Coifed, ah! so glossily, ankled so saucily, You're the prime factor—a sine qu non, Dainty perennial, sweeter than any, all Made up of witchery, mischief and fun, Blossom unlistable, you're irresistible! We've never loved but one girl—you'r the one! Metaphors weary us—now, to be serious; Summer without you is only a bore. Cut out this lingering! Bring on the ginger fling! We love you all, and we wish you were more! Rew Halford, A Grim Fairy Tale ONCE upon a time there was an office boy. His outside was similar t that of other office boys, but his inside was, oh! so different. One bright mor ing, when all the world was fair and ot of-doors was a perfect joy, he approachel his employer on a matter not directly connected with his official duties. He feared that he would meet with disap pointment of his hopes, and the fear ssi dened his young face. “I beg your pardon, sir,’? he said, ins softly subdued manner; ‘‘I should like t get off this afternoon at three o'clock, if you do not care, sir.’’ His employer, who was a man of deeply sympathetic nature and broad ethical ideas, looked down into the boy's clouded face for a moment and realized that b had a perturbed spirit. “*Ah,”? he responded, in a voice trem bling with emotion, ‘‘is your grandmothe dead?”’ Then he looked away out of the windor into the bright sunshine beyond. It it doubly sorrowful to leave the world whe it is so beautiful. “Oh, no, sir!’’ replied the boy, wit perfect frankness. ‘‘I have no grant mother. I want to go toa game of ball.” The sensitive employer gasped in amaze ment at the wholly unexpected reply, gazed incredulously at the boy for am ment, and then gave him his carfare asd the price of a grand-stand ticket. MORAL Truth is mighty and will prevail—onee; but office boys not in fairy tales had bet ter keep on with their grandmothers. =, J. Lane A Talent Traced “Splattermore is gaining fame as # exponent of the cubist style of art.” “Where does he get his talent? “His mother used to be a prize craiy quilt maker.”” In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com