Judge, 1920-07-03 · page 31 of 36
Judge — July 3, 1920 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page combines a corporate advertisement for Bell Telephone with period satirical content. The large right-side image shows a woman with outstretched arms before a map of the United States, celebrating the telephone system's nationwide reach and employee loyalty. The advertisement itself celebrates AT&T's infrastructure and workforce dedication, particularly praising employees' "unwavering devotion" through wartime strain. However, the page also contains deeply offensive antisemitic "humor." "A Great Mystery" depicts Jewish banker Jacob Schiff in a stereotype joke where a Christian remarks on Jewish financial success, and Schiff retorts by claiming Jews extract money from Christians—presenting antisemitic tropes as clever wit. This reflects the casual bigotry normalized in 1920s American publications. The other cartoons ("It's an Ill Wind," etc.) appear to be standard period humor about domestic complaints and office dynamics, now largely forgotten.
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