Judge, 1921-04-30 · page 30 of 32
Judge — April 30, 1921 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page mixes advertising with satirical cartoons reflecting 1920s concerns. **"The Mysteries of Paris"** advertisement promotes a serialized French novel about urban crime and poverty—escapist fiction that was popular with middle-class readers. **"Opening the Milk-Can of Human Kindness"** (top cartoon) appears to satirize sentimental or preachy literature about helping the poor, showing a man reading while chaos erupts around him—suggesting the gap between feel-good rhetoric and actual social problems. **"Humble Apologies to Patrick Henry"** mocks Prohibition enforcement agents who ignore bootleggers ("haven't eyes, see not"). **The two bottom cartoons contrast wealth inequality**: "In School" shows a mathematics professor earning $3,000/year versus "And Out" showing a heavyweight boxing champion earning $300,000+—satirizing how athletes were far better compensated than educated professionals, reflecting 1920s economic absurdities and the era's celebrity culture.
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THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS 6 EDITION de LUXE VOLUMES IN 3 OVER 1880 PAGES HE life of the Parisian under-world depicted with an unsparing hand Realistic revelations of the mysterious existence led by the swindlers, rufhians outcasts, robbers and murderers in the haunts of crime of Europe's greatest capital. A literal and unabridged trans- lation from the original French of Eugene Sue's great masterpiece, the most famous book of its day—a romance that startled European society. The story of a mod- ern D'Artagnan and his perilous adven tures in the lowest haunts of life as he pursues his self-appointed task of suc- coring the unfortunate, remedying in- iquities, and avenging guilt. The plague spots of a selfish civilization and the hideous conditions created by poverty and vice are shown with a pitiless real- ism, but with a highly moral purpose A BARGAIN:—Only a few sets left which we will close out at a special price of $5.25, cash-with-order. Only $1.75 per volume. We prepay delivery charges. You must mail coupon today to insure Opening the Milk- Cc Human Kindness an of 1 eC Apany) ba OU EOF DOOKS receiving these three volumes at this special bargain price. Offer only holds good while they last. BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION COMPANY 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City Money Back If Not Satisfied Humble Apologies to Patrick Henry Are we of those Federal Agents who, having h 1 having eyes the bootleggers com see not that Self-Contained | by A.B. Warnen advantage of marriage is that it | nto be alone with her husband = | | without him. Ix Scnoor Tits ONE ts Now A PRorE MATIC 30 AND EARNING $3,000 A YEAR. Anxp Out WIL THis ONE 18 CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT OF THE WORLD AND EARNING $300,COO OR MORE. comicbooks.com