Judge, 1914-12-05 · page 31 of 36
Judge — December 5, 1914 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements** with small satirical filler content in the margins. The "Laughs From Other Lands" section reprints brief jokes from international publications (Tokyo Puck, L'Illustration, Fliegende Blätter), showing Judge's cosmopolitan reach. The jokes are domestic observations: a servant requesting later wake-up on Sunday; a Parisian corn-cutter raising prices due to vegetable inflation; a waitress's awkward question about a wet chair. These are gentle, culturally-specific humor with no apparent political significance. The dominant content comprises advertisements: J.M. Lyon & Co. hawking diamonds on installment plans (20 down, 10 monthly); a "Blackstone Water Power Vacuum Massage Machine" promising salesman wealth; and Chartreuse liqueur marketed as a monastic cordial. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and advertising prevalence in American magazines, rather than substantive satirical commentary.
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