Judge, 1913-12-06 · page 28 of 40
Judge — December 6, 1913 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains Christmas-themed advertisements and editorial content from *Judge* magazine. The main visual element is a steamship photograph accompanying cruise line ads promoting winter travel to warm destinations (Florida, Cuba, Mexico) where "winter is only a name." The editorial poem "Merry Christmas!" is a moralistic piece encouraging readers to adopt charitable Christmas spirit despite economic hardship—"mend it with a smile" if lacking cash, share with "the ones in greater need." This reflects early-20th-century genteel sentimentalism about Christmas obligation. The small humor section "Christmas Presents That Will Not be Received" satirizes contemporary political figures: William Jennings Bryan (three-time presidential candidate), Theodore Roosevelt (president), Admiral Peary (explorer), Dr. Frederick Cook (controversial explorer), and William Sulzer (New York politician). The joke implies these figures are so disliked or their reputations so damaged that even as gifts, no one would accept presents from or associated with them. The page is primarily commercial—steamship and medical treatment advertising dominates.
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