Judge — December 5, 1914 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The photograph at top shows an adult and child at a mailbox in winter, with the caption asking if the mister is writing to Santa Claus. Below, an article titled "Only's Plea" satirizes the word "only" itself. The piece complains that "Only" is overused and misused in commerce and speech—merchants place "only" before prices to manipulate customers, checks use it dishonestly, and wealthy people use it to downplay their advantages. The author argues this common word enables hypocrisy and deception across society. The decorative footer shows children in various scenes. This is **not** political satire but rather **social satire** targeting commercial dishonesty and linguistic manipulation of the era—how businesses and the wealthy exploited the word "only" to mislead the public.