Judge, 1917-12-08 · page 24 of 28
Judge — December 8, 1917 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and theater listings** rather than political satire. The dominant content includes: **Book Advertisement** (left): B.C. Forbes Publishing promotes "Men Who Are Making America," a collection of business profiles originally serialized in *Leslie's* magazine. This reflects early 20th-century American celebration of industrialists and entrepreneurs as cultural heroes. **Theater Listings** (center): Extensive New York theater advertisements promoting Broadway shows and musicals of the era. **Minor Humor** (bottom): Two brief jokes—one about a woman's ancestry ("Fine-Grained Forebears"), the other anti-Kaiser sentiment ("An Exception"), reflecting WWI-era attitudes. A third quip jokes about taxation. **Miscellaneous Ads** (right): Hotels, music lessons, patent attorneys—typical period advertising. The page contains **no significant political cartoons or satire**. Its satirical content is limited to short, mild jokes that don't require historical context beyond general familiarity with WWI sentiment and period humor conventions.
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NOW READY IN BOOK FORM Personal, Intimate Stories of America’s Business Giants, the most Inspiring book published in twenty-fi ve years. MEN WHO ARE MAKING AMERICA By B. C. FORBES Originally published in Leslie’s, the demand has been so great for the per- petuation of this series in book form that we now have ready a handsomely bound volume of 500 pages, including 50 full page illus- trations. * $3.00 a Copy Postpaid An Ideal Gift Book. Order a Copy Today. B. C. FORBES PUBLISHING CO., Inc. Suite 422, 120 Broadway, New York City FILL OUT AND MAIL COUPON TODAY B. C. FORBES PUBLISHING CO., Inc. Suite 422, 120 Broadway, New York Enclosed find $3.00 for which plea gnce a copy of “Men Who Are \ Street Address | In New ‘York Theatres Art and Opportunity.— Knickerbocker. in new comedy Ly Harold Chapin. da I Mammoth vaudeville and attan. Remarkable Oriental spectacle wit Country Cousin tolling the virt e—Gaiety. Well-acted ¢ Middle West in k, liott, Melodramatic glimpses ‘oman in the crystal medy by Mme. De 1 Vieux Cotombier, Jac mpany of players loaned f . John Drew and Mar- revival c of Pinero's must successful Mer "Regimen qBroadhurst. | Donald. B operetta by William Le Baron and Vict Mitchy-Koo— sath Raymond Hitchc by Leon Errol © as host in his own theater. Jack O'Lantern—Globe. Pred Stone ii c fair to equal Cohan. Yieo,Ditrichstein in spicy Pa fal and yy ally colored aa and gay toreedors in pic- e— Longacre The College Widow Nrst-ciass musical sh nsation in P resco. Liv temperamental designer o Lysine Eloise—Harris. Rotlicking farce about, a hus. b ho obligingly, even m h another man. “ntenon. Mrs. F hilip Moelier Booth. Gx of malar Bsceptionally charming and well ed play with mu Miss 1917— n Fine-Grained Forebears Duwson—On her mother’s side they came over in the Mayflower. Rawson—Ves, but it was May wheat that gave her father his “side”! An Exception "M not a natural despiser, But lordy, how I hate the Kaiser! Stricklaed Gillilan Congress might have got the laugh on a lot of us if it had taxed our outgo instead of our income. ELTINGE *“ A. H. WOODS PRESENTS Business Before Pleasure with BARNEY BERNARD & ALEXANDER CARR By Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman West g2nd St., Eves. 830. REPUBLIC vs: Wed. & Sat. at 230 A. H. WOODS PRESENTS “ON WITH THE DANCE’ A New American drama by MICHAEL MORTON COLEMAN HOUSE Asbury Park, New Jersey A magnificent Hotel with an unobstructed view of ean, self to people of refinement. Service European. For booklet and rates write to A. M. Sexton, Proprietor Drums GIVEN h by mail and give you fra dram with ‘ist lesen pay one dollar weekly for 0 lemons aa taken. More ‘Motion pictore analyze the beats. We teach and s ply brass band instruments. Wnte INTERRATIONAL CORNET SCHOOL, 721 Federal St, Besan WANTED — AN IDEA! Who Can Think of Some e thing to patent? Pro bring you, wealth. |W How to Get Your Paten! RANDOLPH & CO., Patent Attorneys Dept. Washington, D.C. ct your ideas, they may Je nitions” and comicbooks.com