Judge — June 12, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains **no cartoon or satirical content**—it is entirely a full-page advertisement for the American Correspondence School of Law, located in Chicago. The ad promotes a correspondence course in law and offers a free twelve-volume "Encyclopedia of the Law" to enrollees. It emphasizes that over 40,000 men have completed the program and highlights the financial rewards of the legal profession, claiming lawyers earn $5,000 annually or more. The appeal targets ambitious working men seeking professional advancement through home study. The advertisement's presence in *Judge* magazine—a satirical publication—is itself notable, as such direct commercial pitches were common in period magazines regardless of their editorial character. No political or social satire is present on this page.