Judge, 1918-10-05 · page 28 of 32
Judge — October 5, 1918 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and humor page** from Judge, a satirical weekly magazine. The page contains: **Main Content:** - Large advertisement for "AK Headache Tablets" (left side) — a pain reliever marketed for headaches, neuralgia, colds, and rheumatic pain - Multiple brief college humor jokes ("With the College Wits") — typical early-20th-century campus jokes about students, romance, and wordplay - Advertisements for E.Z. Garter, Cuban cigars, and Page's Glue **The Cartoon:** "The Flying Fad" (top center) shows a student apparently flying/jumping with a bicycle, captioned as "The Latest Thing Out" from Yale Record — likely mocking a trendy college fad or dangerous stunt. **Humor Style:** The jokes rely on puns, misunderstandings, and innuendo typical of the era ("dammet" confusion, watch "going," moon intoxication). These would have amused college-educated readers familiar with campus culture. **Historical Context:** This reflects pre-1920s American consumer culture: patent medicines were heavily advertised, college humor was a recognized genre, and satirical magazines monetized through advertisements.
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