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This page mixes light humor with wartime propaganda. The left side contains college-themed jokes and a hotel advertisement—typical Judge content. The dominant feature is a full-page advertisement by American Telephone and Telegraph Company celebrating telephone linemen and operators as war heroes. The ad's image shows soldiers in trenches; the accompanying text romanticizes Signal Corps workers maintaining communications under artillery fire. It frames telephone infrastructure as essential to troop safety and military victory, positioning AT&T as patriotically supporting the war effort (America had entered WWI in April 1917). This is corporate propaganda disguised as tribute to servicemen—AT&T was likely seeking government contracts or favorable wartime treatment. The framing transforms routine utility work into battlefield heroism, reflecting how American businesses mobilized patriotic messaging during the war. The college humor on the left provides contrast, showing domestic American life during wartime.

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