Judge, 1921-04-30 · page 31 of 32
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This page is **primarily a dictionary advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes *The New American Unabridged Dictionary* as a bargain priced at $1.50 (reduced from the publisher's price of $35.00). The advertisement uses a common sales technique of the era: the testimonial quote "A Wonderful Bargain—I'm Delighted!" at the top, implying satisfied customers. The copy emphasizes product features (2,500 pages, morocco binding, marbled edges, India paper) to justify the low price. The phrase "Such an Offer Will Never Come Your Way Again" creates urgency—a standard marketing tactic suggesting exclusivity or limited availability. No political satire or caricature appears here. This is straightforward commercial advertising typical of *Judge* magazine's revenue model, where full-page ads subsidized the publication's satirical content elsewhere.
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