Judge, 1919-06-14 · page 35 of 36
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This page is primarily a full-page advertisement for the American Universities New Unabridged Dictionary, not a political cartoon. The advertisement employs early-20th-century marketing tactics, emphasizing the dictionary's credentials (compiled by staff from Harvard, Princeton, and other leading universities) and luxurious production values (Morocco binding, gold edges, India paper for reduced weight). The opening quote—"A Wonderful Bargain! I'm Delighted!"—appears designed to create social aspiration, suggesting that owning this prestigious dictionary signals education and refinement. The special pricing "for Judge Readers only" ($13.50) exploits the magazine's educated, affluent readership. There is no political satire visible here. This is primarily commercial content typical of Judge magazine's revenue model.
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DGE ff June 14, 1919 “A Wonderful Bargain!—I’m Delighted!” and that’s what you’ll say, too, when you see THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES NEW UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY The Latest and Most Complete English Dictionary Contributing Staff From the Leading \merican Universities —Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell——Assisted by Specialists From All Parts of the World Panted on _ PAPER with the old style i nab 1 on ordinary book paper. Inst« Imerican Uni- Bound in FULL MOROCCO sixteen pounds, t is only 7 3-4 6 inches thick, vith beautiful Grecian an Unit ersities Dictioi Is border and _ letter- inches thick. Instead in in Specially I ¢ with — spring and silk head) and. tail ightly book st Universities Lb ndled with the rdinary size. Full Gold Edges The Last Word in Elegance and Durability The Patent Thumb Index makes any part of the complete vocabulary of nearly 00,000 words instantly accessible. Size of olume tr 3-S xo inches. Two and three quarters inches thick. Weight 7 3-4 pounds. «| There are nearly 2500 pages in this big vol- ume. 16 Full-Page Colored Plates form an interesting fea- ture, besides numer- ous Illustrations in | the text. POSITIVELY YOUR LAST CHANCE NEVER AGAIN SUCH A BARGAIN Special Price to Judge Readers only $13.50 and Instalment Terms, if desired. Or $12.50 with coupon if you want to save the