Judge, 1921-06-11 · page 31 of 36
Judge — June 11, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page combines literary satire with book advertising. The left side features two pieces mocking literary pretension: **"Pshaw!"** is a caricature (likely of George Bernard Shaw, given the text's references) satirizing an arrogant Irish-American playwright-critic. The satire targets his self-absorption, antagonism toward other writers, and conviction that only he deserves admiration. Phrases like "His pen is blightier than the sword" mock his oversized ego and influence. **"Raison D'Etre"** parodies overwrought poetic affectation—the deliberately obscure nature writing and self-aware punchline ("It's 50c a line!") mock magazine contributors who produce affected, worthless poetry. The right side is a **book advertisement** for a 12-volume encyclopedia of famous historical figures, emphasizing entertainment value: "Stranger Than Fiction" promises that real history exceeds invented stories. The price ($1.00 with coupon, regular $2.80) and subscription format target middle-class readers seeking self-improvement and cultural knowledge.
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Pshaw! By Growce Mitcuner Port Jn THE oP" is silent though the rest is lecidedly articulate. As a Playwright he is probably the nent novelist at large, a Joun He most promi nd view versa As a Critic he is distinctly antagonistic to everybody but George Bernard Shaw he is very tolerant of the latter, thus squar. ng a balance which nobody but he could so avequately accomplish He stands alone in the world of letters. for which he has no one but himself to bhi le writes with a fountain-pen, a filler, and uses not an ink but an indelible dye which not be rubbed out, but which can be and is invariably rubbed in, His pen is blightier than the sword His tongue is sharp and might not un truthfully be called * His Master's Vice His tastes are simple; he writes a great deal of himself and, loving his subject handles it so much more frequently than any of his contemporaries that one is led to believe that they, perhaps, do not share his devotion to it He is an Irishman by birthright, an American by playwright, but an Egotist by all right Raison D’Etre By Barrette Loowts STIMES I go Into the fields When the sun, Seimiter-like, Is just about to Surge down into the mountain. (It’s also as if a volcano Should ape the biblical dog, That is, in returning its Spewed fire to darkness.) Do you wonder why I write like this? It's soc a line! STOCK LIMITED—ONLY A FEW SETS LEFT! Famous Men and Women of History Stranger Than Fiction No other set of books ever written sh ly that Fiction ever lags after" of the r rsh Ht facts of y uth wut in strong rel eric iving the « rate how unfruitful is invention, and I h what life itself can s those ever ch The heights and dept ad of being en the ij and shadows, in ¢ lives of historica to their will, are full ¢ Remarkable Characters All JULIUS CAESAR 3600 Pages—Large, Clear Ruler. statesman, warrior. | jurist Type—Extra Heavy Paper Rich Cloth Binding y 12 Volumes—Each Gog Volume 7!4x51{ in. Full-Page QUEEN ELIZABE Illustra- . é s Anglo-Saxon race i i t ons n ALEXANDER THE GREA Sepia. genius: one of the world’s prodigie CLEOPATRA WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR the y | Vy ~ - | ONLY $1:2¢ NOW douron § PRUNES SERRE Fork cay Or send $16.20 with coupon : if you want to save the $1.80 cash discount. MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED MAIL COUPON TODAY ' ¥ Occupati I Do not miss this opportunity au