Judge, 1920-12-04 · page 31 of 32
Judge — December 4, 1920 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satirical piece**—it's a full-page advertisement for *The Winston Simplified Dictionary*, placed in Judge magazine as a Christmas gift suggestion. The ad pitches the dictionary as an affordable alternative to unabridged versions ("one-tenth the price"), emphasizing its practical features: over 40,000 words, clear definitions accessible to children, new vocabulary from science and current events, good typography, and 800+ illustrations. It targets both individual consumers and business leaders as gift-givers. The endorsement from a Pennsylvania school principal lends credibility. The emphasis on "simplified definitions" and accessibility reflects early-20th-century educational progressive values—making knowledge democratic and available to ordinary people, not just the educated elite. The ad's presence in Judge (a humor magazine) is simply commercial placement; there is no satirical content here—just period marketing emphasizing practicality and value.
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As A Christmas Gift—It Can't Be Beat! The Winston Simplified Dictionary “It’s a public benefac- tion to get out such a book.’’-George Morris Philips, Principal State Normal School, West Chester, Penn. The Nearest Approach to an Unabridged Dictionary At One-Tenth the Price UNLIKE ANY OTHER DICTIONARY of its size, The Winston Simplified isa NEW and ORIGINAL work, no’ from a larger work, as is the case with all of the other smaller dictionaric A WORK BY EXPERIENCED SCHOLARS y and experts who have introduce datel requirements of the sehool room i clarify the meanings o| an abridument ora by-product dd new kinds of materials THE SIMPLIFIED DEFINITIONS aning of every word <o clear that even a child eannot fail to understand it to men and women w tions, or for intelligent abi en large munbe rol f words thi at have come inte ous TYPOGRAPHICAL PERFECTION has been secured by printing every word defined in large, eles desired instead of wandering all over the has a more legible page than any other dictionary published A WEALTH OF ILLUSTRATIONS wnwill show that The Winste: s to the understanding of many words whose he NEW ILLUSTRATIONS WERE MADE ESI’ BC TAL iy "FOR THIS BOOK. Order Your Copy for Christmas NOW! HEADS of BUSINESS HOUSES— Here! 's a Holiday Suggestion for YOU! CONTAINS ALL THE NEW WORDS UASUABEE SPECIAL FEATURES in art, literat nd PEOPLE that tifully Hound in Full Flexible 14 inches—Weight, 134 pounds The Most Valuable and Elegant Gift Book Imaginable cience, politics, and the various branches of human activity. Money back if not satisfied BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION CO., 225 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK