Judge, 1922-01-14 · page 2 of 36
Judge — January 14, 1922 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising for Leslie's Weekly magazine** rather than political satire or comics. The headline "Is It Chiropractic?" appears to be a rhetorical question promoting an investigative article by Severance Johnson about the chiropractic medical movement—which the text characterizes critically as a "modern-day cult" claiming to cure all human ailments while dismissing conventional medicine and surgery. The ad then pivots to promoting Leslie's Weekly's January 14th issue, listing various feature articles and noting the magazine costs 10 cents. The tone is promotional rather than satirical. While the chiropractic critique reflects early 20th-century skepticism toward alternative medicine, this is straightforward magazine advertising rather than political cartoon commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Is It Chiroguacktic? What do you really know about Chiropractic? This modern-day cult of healing boasts of thousands of practitioners throughout the country. Its schools each year are grinding out other thousands of graduates. It has sprung up like a mushroom within a generation. It claims to cure all human ills and to relegate medicine and surgery to the discard. The first article of a comprehensive, impartial survey of Chiropractic, written by Severance Johnson as a result of exhaustive investigation, avpearing in Leslie’s Weekly for January 7th, is continued in the issue of January 14th. It’s an eye- opener—don’t miss it! Leslie’s of January 14th bristles with good features. Samuel Hopkins Adams contributes a powerful article in which he tells what is the matter with the automobile trade. There is another of James Hopper’s gripping short stories. The New Greenwich Village is fascinatingly revealed by Robert Cortes Holliday with special drawings by Walter Jack Duncan. Arthur Ruhl writes an interesting article on America’s Making. And there are other absorbing features you can’t afford to miss. There is a striking cover in colors—a new portrait of Secretary of State Hughes. Also, plenty of corking pictures and art illustrations printed in colors. Leslie’s is the livest and most interesting weekly in the country to-day. Why not join its fast-growing legion of readers now. . Remember, to-day you can buy Leslie’s Weekly at 10 cents a copy.