Judge, 1919-03-15 · page 33 of 36
Judge — March 15, 1919 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily an **AT&T advertisement** disguised as editorial content, titled "America's Fortunate Future." Published just after WWI's end, it frames telephone infrastructure as essential to post-war American prosperity and national advancement. The ad argues that just as patriotism won the war, the same spirit now drives industrial progress—with the telephone as the connective technology enabling farmers, industry, and homes to communicate seamlessly. The left column contains brief satirical jokes: one mocks voters as "fools" for electing incompetent politicians; another jokes about actresses playing male Shakespearean roles (a topical reference to early 20th-century theatrical trends); a third humorously complains about theater patrons being partially blocked by pillars, then insulted by ads during intermission. The page reflects 1919 optimism about technology and American recovery, while the small jokes provide typical Judge-style domestic and political humor.
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March 15, 1919 sleeps on his beat putting it mildly Advertising Department Office Marquette Building Judge is printed by the Schweinler Press Ancient victors claimed the spoils of war. We went to war that freedom should not perish from the earth. Our high ideal is the guarantee of a future of unprecedented, yet sound, prosperity. Never before have we, as a nation, been in such favor with fortune. A larger view of life has come to us through lending our strength to saving the oppressed. As a more united and more broadminded people we are entering upon an era of unusual advancement. Through all the avenues of com- merce, there flows an increasing wave America’s Fortunate Future of industrial vitality. The same zeal which spurred every patriot to his ut- most in time of war is now giving him joy in winning a more substantial future. Into this greater future enters the tele- phone, with its long-armed, myriad- fingered service. It gives the farmer a voice in the city’s market place; the industry constant touch with com- merce and finance; the home the security of instant and unlimited com- munication. Out of the past, through the present, into the future, in unbroken, ever-increasing service, stretches the telephone. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System Universal Service One Policy Positive Proof that the voters of demanded the Hon. “Dare you assert, sir, America are mostly fools? Thomas Rott. “Certainly!” replied J. Fuller Gloom. “Look at the kind of blatherskites they elect to office.” Girls in Male Roles A woman as Hamlet I guess I can stand, Some shreds of philosophy I still command But I'll quit the drama when some dainty dear Puts on cotton whiskers and tackles King Lear. At All Times One touch of weather makes a lot of con- versation. Adding Insult to Injury When ushered to his seat, the man found him- self partially behind a post, and consequently he dodged this way and that all evening to see the stock company perform. Imagine then his rage, when between the third and fourth acts this advertisement was thrown upon the screen. “May we not reserve this same seat for you for a next week’s performance?” comicbooks.com