Judge, 1916-08-05 · page 25 of 28
Judge — August 5, 1916 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The left side contains brief humorous sayings attributed to various "Uncle" characters—folk wisdom jokes playing on the structure "A [thing] in the [place] is worth two in the [other place]." These are gentle, domestic humor pieces with no political content. The major advertisements include: - **L. Basch & Co. diamonds** (top right): A mail-order diamond seller using standard early-1900s direct-mail tactics—"Money-Back Guarantee," free examination, "Beautiful 1916 DeLuxe Diamond Book" - **Dickens book sets** (center-right): Promoting complete Dickens collections as "War Bargain Price," likely referencing WWI context - **Carstairs Rye whiskey** (bottom): Period liquor advertisement emphasizing 128-year tradition and quality The humor columns below the diamonds make gentle fun of human nature (stealing, bad conscience, rejected poetry)—social satire rather than political commentary. This is essentially a **magazine back page of light humor and consumer advertising**, typical of Judge's mixed-content format.
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