Judge, 1915-11-20 · page 21 of 28
Judge — November 20, 1915 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The left column contains book reviews of contemporary novels: Samuel Hopkins Adams's "Little Miss Grouch" (romance disrupted by ocean setting), Zane Grey's "The Rainbow Trail" (Arizona wilderness adventure), and others. The reviews use lighthearted mockery typical of literary criticism—poking fun at plot contrivances and formulaic storytelling. The right side features **product advertisements**: The Wellington pipe (claiming superior ash and tongue protection), Carbona laundry soap (5¢ cakes), and Abbott's Bitters. These ads use typical early-20th-century marketing language emphasizing practical benefits and affordability. The bottom includes two brief humorous pieces: "The Old Turkey" (a joke about Thanksgiving leftovers) and "Scratch!" (children's wordplay about "catspaw"). There is **no political cartoon or social satire** on this page—it's a standard magazine spread mixing editorial content with paid advertisements.
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Judge's Between Covers “Little Miss Grouch,” by Samuel Hop- kins Adams. . Miss uch—who no more her name than Thomas Peacock aod + Onions do theirs—-runsaway from the unsatisfactory match arranged for her by her high-handed father. In mid-ocean she meets a Mr. Smith and a merry romance . Of course, if the hero and heroine ly were in mid-ocean, there wouldn't beany love affair; they’d be stalking around the decks in life preservers, scanning the i But this story is supposed to take place in times of peace— shich is a virtue, in itself. ¢ “The Rainbow Trail,” by Zane Grey. Iathis, his third novel of the Arizona wilder- ress, Mr. Grey more or less continues his “Riders of the Purple Sa; The earlier book closed with the imprisonment of a small party in a hidden valley. The new book téls the story of the tenderfoot who went isto the wild, grim land and found the lost valkey. Mr. Grey has magically inter- woven topography with his incidents. His descriptions of the deserts and the ayons are glowing. e “The Girl from Number 13,” by Reginald Heber Patterson. The plot of this novel concerns a young subway constructor who falls in love with, and subsequently weds, the young woman over whose prostrate body he has driven his high-powered motor arin the earlier portion of the novel. The young woman in question has had a rather perilous existence. ‘‘Number 13” is no house of sweet simplicity. You can honi sit to your heart’s content. 2 “Harding of Allenwood,” by Harold Bindloss. Mr. Bindloss’ books are usually of the let-me-lead-you-across-the-street-old- hdy type. Furthermore, they are usually gaced with a rakish “of” title; to wit— “Thurston of Orchard Valley,” “Prescott @ Saskatchewan,” “Alton of Somasco,” ac. His latest novel is no exception. It, too, has an “of” title. It, too, has the let- nekad-you motif. But, it, too, will be Widely read—so what difference does it make? The Old Turkey N° when we gaze upon your rack No wonder we should scold, For what is left will sure come back, Warmed over, hashed and cold. Scratch! Tommy and Freddie were arguing hotly. ‘T tell you,” vociferated Tommy, “he is By pa. he i Freddie laughed scornfully. “He aint fither your paw.” My ma says he is, too.” “And my maw he’s a catspaw!” Wise Jelly when Gavored with Abbott's Bitters ts mad hen Cavor pott’s Bitte nade PM eelightut and nearhtul Sample of bitters by mail. stastamps. C.W. Abbott & Co, Baltimore, Md. (ADV.) Meets Your Need of a Practical PIPE All the tobacco burns to a fine, dry ash, when smoked in this pipe with the “well.” Besides, your tongue is protected by the upward bore of the solid rubber bit. At good dealers’, 25c, 35c, 50c and up WILLIAM DEMUTH & COMPANY, New York Carbona Products Co., 302 West 26th Street, New York; comicbooks.com