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# "Brevity and Levity" — Judge Magazine This page celebrates the virtues of brevity and wit in modern life. The text argues that in an era of practicality and mental agility, conciseness is essential—"Life is too short to be wasted in worrying." The satirical illustrations mock verbose figures (appearing to represent outdated types) contrasted with efficient, modern ones. References include "Jones" and "Smith" as everyman characters representing contemporary social types. The piece particularly praises brevity in journalism and judging, noting that "Judge is clearly ahead of the game" and praising concise, witty commentary over lengthy discourse. The bottom section advertises Judge magazine subscriptions ($1 for three months). The overall satire reflects early 20th-century American attitudes valorizing efficiency, modernism, and snappy humor over Victorian verbosity.
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Brevity and Levity By HOWARD DIETZ Decoration by WILFRED JONES 225 Fifth Avenue New York City I accept your offer— three months for $1.00. It is understood that you send me Judge beginning with thes current issue, 13 numbers in all. $1.00 ( date I enclose vt) send me a bill at a later (Canadian, $1.25, foreign, $1.50.) Name. Street City State... HIS is an er This is a se practicability, n of iron-clad fact This is an won of mental a This is an tact age of the triumph Life is a bus a brief round of hurr; a dip in the ocean of time. Life is too short to be wasted in worry Almost too terse to be wasted on rhyme. VERYTHING works a greater con- h is pointed is that which succeeds, No one has time for a thing of immensity, Brevity gives us our greatest of needs. This is the way of the world of modernity: If you have something to say, say it quick. Bother the s that takes an eternity! Lay down your trumps and you'll pull in the trick. ONES who was once a commuting suburbanite w has his office turned into a flat, Says that conditions have made him an urbanite, Can't think of timetables, trains, and all that. , who but lately had sports as an interest— mith who stormed rin jes and grandstands and such, Now keeps on toiling with scarcely a hint 0’ rest— Smith reads the sport page to keep him in touch. \ AN It WN \\\ AIT SS \\ V4 AY WS AGES of old who would tell us The Purer Life Save us their views with a lengthy salaam Scers of today who are living the surcr life us their dope in a brief ¢ will find in our screeds periodical That which gets by is the thing that ha pith Nix on the slow, the m All of us ta © after Jones—after ING? is a matter of headlines and L: hodical! previty ine matter is merely the same. That is the reason in weeklies of levity, Judge is so clearly ahead of the game. Judge is a tablet of whimsey and rollicking, Judge is a digest of wisdom and mirth. Judge is original, happy, and frolicking, Judge is considered the pepper of earth. URN to this jester, of modernized merri- ment! ‘There you will find just the matter you seek— Humor that’s pithy: go try this experiment So that you share in the fun of the week: Clip off the coupon and fasten a buck to it. Don’t be lethargic, too lazy to budge Seal it and mail it, and then you're in luck, to wit: Thirteen consecutive numbers of Judge! comicbooks.com