Judge, 1920-05-01 · page 2 of 36
Judge — May 1, 1920 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is **not a cartoon or satirical content** — it's a straightforward advertisement for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, placed in Judge magazine. The ad uses patriotic imagery (the U.S. Capitol building) and appeals to readers' civic duty during wartime. It references "the greatest problems" the country faces (likely World War I, given the mention of "three wars and three reconstructions" spanning 65 years of the publication's history). The pitch is direct: for five dollars, subscribers receive 52 weekly issues to stay informed on "political, international and industrial aspects of our national life." This was a common subscription appeal during the Progressive Era, positioning newspapers as essential for engaged citizens during national crises. No satire is evident here—Judge is simply running paid advertising content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
COO T is easily possible that the next twelve months may go down into American history as one of the most momentous periods in the nation’s life. It is now—right now that the country is working out the solution of the greatest problems it has ever known —the problems of the war. Can you afford to be without Leslie’s Weekly through this vital period? Back of it stands the cumulative strength of sixty-five years—the experience of three wars and three reconstructions, the experience of sixteen presidential elections. Today Leslie’s is throwing the whole weight of its edi- torial maturity into the balance in favor of a forward- looking, constructive program of conservation. It will interpret for you the political, international and indus- trial aspects of our national life as nothing else. Five dollars will bring you 52 copies of Leslie’s Weekly throughout this period. Subscribe now—today. Send us your name. LESLIE’S Illustrated Weekly Newspaper 225 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK Leen ee 0.0.0.0. THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST SCUDDER ECT OTE LESLIE'S LESLIE'S LESLIE'S LESLIE’S LESLIE'S LESLIE'S LESLIE'S LESLIE’