Judge, 1915-12-18 · page 27 of 28
Judge — December 18, 1915 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **mail-order advertisement** for imported Charles Dickens book sets, not political satire or cartoon content. It runs in *Judge* magazine but contains no visible cartoons or caricatures to analyze. The ad markets a six-volume Dickens collection at the "war bargain price" of $1.61 (postpaid), emphasizing that Dickens embodies Christmas spirit and wholesome family values. The pitch targets middle-class readers: owning Dickens signals cultural refinement and proper child-rearing. The urgency ("BUT YOU MUST BE PROMPT") and scarcity claim ("not many sets") employ standard sales tactics. The reference to "war bargain" likely dates this to WWI-era cost-consciousness, when "war prices" marketed goods as patriotic or economical. The appeal to Dickens-lovers as "legion" assumes widespread, aspirational readership among the magazine's audience.
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ae$ Bah BS SEGRE sh Everybody’s Favorite Author Theman or woman who would not love Dickens could be false to their best friend—to their own offspring. NELSON NELSON NELSON NELSON NELSON Dickens’ Stories Breathe the True Christmas Spirit— “PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN” As soon think of omitting the time honored holly and mistletoe, the little stockings in the chimney comer, the savory brew of fellowship and good cheer, as to let this Christmas pass without securing one of these sets of IMPORTED DICKENS By one of those happy chances that occur as often in the lives of mortals as the traditional blue moon, we have been able to secure another small shipment of Dickens, made by a famous English publisher, to fill the orders left over from our Summer sale. The balance of these sets—in the spirit exemplified in Dickens’ own life and teachings—we will offer at the same Extraordinary War Bargain Price Bound in red and Large clear t; be 6 Volumes fiz" 3400 Pages inser To Dickens lovers in this country— and to the credit of our people be it said their name is legion—we know this will be the most welcome of all Christmas announcements, and judging from the reception accorded our Summer offer, our shelves will in a very few days swept as bare of these Dickens sets as the nursery rime alleges was the case of the cupboard of Old Mother Hubbard—therefore Order Now for Christmas Six books—fuall of the sunshine of Dickens’ tender sympathetic outlook on life, of his bubbling humor and riotous fun— for the price of one. You may already have a set of Dickens—one of those stifly bound library sets, heavy in the hand, small type, ard to keep open — but how often do you read it? Be- cause it is so hard to read, you and your children are missing one of the great joys of life. BUT YOU MUST BE PROMPT There are not many sets and the price only 1 Carriage prepaid. First come, first served. e If you don’t own a set of Dickens this is doubly your opportunity. Let your children grow up with Mr. Micaw- ber and little Nell and Dora and Peggotty and the hundreds of other delightful characters that Charles Dickens created, a knowledge of whom is part of an all-round education. Brunswick Subscription Co., 449 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Enclosed find $1.61, in full payment for the six-vohume set of Dickens. Send books. carriage prepaid, to comicbooks.com