Judge, 1920-10-02 · page 2 of 32
Judge — October 2, 1920 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Advertisement This page is primarily a **subscription advertisement** for Judge magazine itself, not political commentary. The small cartoon in the upper left shows a couple in formal attire appearing to dance or celebrate amid scattered money and luxurious furnishings—illustrating the magazine's purpose: providing humor and entertainment. The ad emphasizes Judge's content: original humorous contributions, a "Digest of the World's Humor" featuring international jokes, and regular features like "Bad Breaks" and "College Wits." It positions Judge as America's premier humor publication. The "Happy Family" metaphor frames readers as joining an exclusive 800,000-member community. The offer—two dollars for four months—was marketed exclusively to new subscribers as an introductory rate. The address (225 Fifth Avenue, New York) indicates Judge's Manhattan headquarters.
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WONT YO YOU JOIN OUR HAPPY FAMILY? THE JUDGE FAMILY now has 800,000 members—but there’s room | ; for a million. F | Will you be one of the lucky 200,000? You do not need to sign a long lease | in the House of Happiness. Just send a couple of dollars and be one of us for four months. Then, if you like it, 4 you can arrange to stay by the year. 14 Judge is the champion gloom chaser of today. It publishes more clean, wholesome, health-giving laughs than any other pub- lication in the land. To list those who contribute original humorous _ | text and pictures is to call the roll of the laugh-producers of America. | To this unequalled array it adds the only complete review of the | 2 world’s best laughs—the best from the foreign and home funny papers, carefully selected each week for Judge readers. The Digest of the World’s Humor is, say many members of the Great Judge Family, worth all it costs to join. Then there are the “Bad Breaks,” and the “College Wits,” both mirth-compellin ng features found nowhere else. But we won't stop to enumerate all the good things and there are a lot of ’em. Here’s the proposition for new subscribers only: Send two dollars with your name and address, and we | will mail you Judge for four months (17 issues). This is the only way you can make sure of getting regularly the best antidote for the blues—and you save money. This offer is only to introduce you and Judge. It is open to NEW SUBSCRIBERS only. Send today, check, post office or express money order, or registered letter to JUDGE, Dept. C., 225 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. a ee comicbooks.co m