Judge, 1915-08-21 · page 2 of 28
Judge — August 21, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **book advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes a six-volume set of Charles Dickens novels for $1.61, distributed by the Brunswick Subscription Co. The ad opens with a topical reference: "It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good"—apparently referencing European conflict (likely WWI-era, given the mention of "death and destruction in Europe"). The copywriter uses this to frame the offer: war-displaced goods have reached America cheaply. The sales pitch emphasizes Dickens's moral value and accessibility, appealing to family literacy and summer reading. The ad targets middle-class consumers through Judge magazine, positioning classic literature as both affordable and morally beneficial—a common Progressive-era marketing strategy linking culture to social improvement.
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| “It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good” HE ill wind that is spreading death and destruction in Europe has brought to our shores a rich argosy— DICKENS! universally beloved by old and young, learned and unlearned, rich and poor— A Few Hundred Sets made bya famous English publisher. This publisher, because the home market has been turned into a human shambles, offered us the balance of his stock at a low price for cash, and we in turn are offering readers of Judge these sets at A Rare Bargain Stop a Minute and Think What This Means to You First—Six volumes at the price ordinarily asked for one. Second—Large clear type that is a delight to the eye. Third—Over 3400 pages on Bible finish paper, Duotone illustrations, Fourth—Good, serviceable cloth binding, gold decorations. In short, a book of just the size and weight that you would specify in a book made to order of a favorite author for real use and comfort. LET SOME of the SUNSHINE of DICKENS INTO YOUR SOUL---his love for his fellow man —his broad sympathy, his riotous humor and tender pathos. No matter how tastes in literature change, the charm and appeal of Dickens is perennial. More millions of his books have been sold and he has to- day more readers than any man who ever wove his fancies and emotions into literary form through the medium of our mother tongue. GU. 8-21) BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION CO. 449 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Enclosed find $1.61 in full payment for the six volume set of Dickens. Send books, carriage prepaid, to Nets NE se ELSON NELSO = NELSON NELSON) Never Again a Chance Like This to Own Dickens at Such a Price YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE A SET OF DICKENS, but do you read it often? And isn’t one of the reasons why you do not read it because it is so mechanically hard to read? Perhaps because it is too heavy, or because it does not open well in the back, or because the type is not good. And so you are missing and your children are missing one of | the great joys of life. IT IS FOR SUCH “OWN- ERS’’ THAT THIS SIX VOLUME SET WAS DESIGNED. BUT PERHAPS YOU DON’T OWN A SET. Now it would be a trite saying that “no library is complete without Dickens”—one might better say that no home is complete without Dickens. Itisn’t | a true home that hasn’t in it a set of the immortal works of the greatest novelist that ever wrote in the English language. Children who grow up without knowing Mr. Micawber and Little Nell and Dora and Sam Weller and Peggotty and the hundreds of other delightful and whimsical characters that Charles Dickens created are not growing up with an all-round education. This is an Ideal Set for Your Summer Camp | Don’t think of leaving for your vacation without | taking one or more of these volumes along in your But lose no time—there are over 500,000 readers of Judge who will see this offer. Mail coupon today! Send only $1.61, the price delivered at your door. First come, first $ | served. And the price for the complete set isonly..... e — co