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Judge — June 5, 1920 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It promotes "The World's Best Stories"—a 1,341-story collection in four volumes sold by Brunswick Subscription Co. The photograph shows two men in business attire: one standing, one seated at a desk with papers. This illustrates the advertisement's premise that good stories are useful business tools—"Many a good business deal has been closed by the salesman after his prospect has been put in good humor by a corking good story." The text references Abraham Lincoln's famous use of anecdotes to make points persuasively, positioning storytelling as a valuable skill for salesmen and professionals. The "concentrated essence of fun" messaging targets early 20th-century consumers seeking entertainment and practical value in one purchase.
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4 He’s Telling the Big Boss the Story About the New | York Stenographer and Her First Morning in a Phila- delphia Office—and There Are 1259 Other Stories Just as Funny in The World’s Best Stories Concentrated Essence Whoever loves or has occa- sion to use a good story— of Fun and that means everybody f will swear by this collection. Many a good business deal has been closed by the salesman after his pros- pect has been put in good humor by a corking good story. Witty anecdotes, that strikingly illustrate large truths, are often more effective than cold logic in winning an argument. Abraham Lincoln was famous .for his humorous stories, which he used with telling effect. Nothing, in fact, strikes home like a first S joke, and this collection of THE WORLD'S BEST, asa busines and social asset, will prove to be worth many times the price 1260 Stories The Cream of Wit and Humor of the modern world has been collected by the Editors and Compilers in these 4 volumes. There is every variety of story and joke—Irish, Scotch, Italian, Darky and Hebrew stories illustrative of racial traits, and philosophical and human stories. There is enough humorous nourishment in them to last an average lifetime. In the collection are Also 81 Stories That Cost Over $12,000 selected as Prize Stories, in a unique Short Story Contest, from over 30,000 manuscripts that came from all over the world from the Philippines, from Europe, Asia and Africa, and from every State in the Union. These 81 Prize Stories are the best of thirty thousand attempts to write a short story, by all sorts and conditions of minds. In their final selection of these stories, the judges were governed, not so much by the question “Is this superfine literary art?” as they were by the question “Is this interesting—is it a picture out of real life which gives the reader a definite sensation and that conveys an idea much larger than itself?" Measured by this test, the 81 Prize Stories are entitled to a place among the brightest gems of the short story art. BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION co. 3 | 1341 Stories—The Best Ever Told 418 Brunswick Bide., New York Ci . pad Riotous Comedy—Laughter-Compelling Humor—Somber Tragedy— Stories Appropriate for all Occasions Full of Wit, Humor and Philosophy Enctosed find $1.00, first payment on THE WORLD'S BEST STORIES. If os represented, 1 will Keep the books end te Heart-Searching Pathos—The Best of the Modern World’s Wit and mit $1.00 9 month for 5 months after their delivery. Other ps wise T well, instructions for their return Philosophy. 5 Ee per seteades oe Shes recent 4 Volumes—Each 7 5-8 x 5 1-4 Inches. Tastefully bound in Cloth with Name Gold Stamping. Beautifully printed on paper of excellent quality. Frontis- Address piece illustrations. Occupation Add to Your Joys of Living By Using Coupon Today. Only a small Or, send $5.40 with order and save cash discount. edition printed—and the sets won’t last long. comicbooks.com