Judge, 1922-01-21 · page 2 of 36
Judge — January 21, 1922 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Advertisement for Leslie's Weekly This page is **not a cartoon or political satire**, but rather a **magazine advertisement** from an early 20th-century publication. The ad promotes "The Safety Valve," a serialized fiction story by Seammon Lockwood appearing in Leslie's Weekly (January 21 issue). The story features a young, wealthy, audacious heroine involved in mysterious adventures including automobile theft—hence the playful headline "Have You Ever Wanted to Steal an Automobile?" The ad emphasizes the serial contains "action, mystery, thrills and romance" and promises to be "one of the best serials of the year." It costs 10 cents per copy. This reflects early 20th-century popular entertainment marketing, positioning serialized fiction as compelling mass-market content comparable to modern television cliffhangers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Have You Ever Wanted to Steal an Automobile? Possibly you have; most probably you haven’t. But, in either case, you will be fascinated by the new serial story starting in LESLIE’S WEEKLY for Janu- ary 21—the current issue. It revolves around an extraordinary psychological problem as arresting as that in ‘‘The Witching Hour.”’ It is full of action, mystery, thrills and romance and promises to be one of the best serials of the year. It is called ‘‘The Safety Valve,’’ but that doesn’t mean that it’s about an engine—unless it be a very allur- ing human engine. It was written by Scammon Lockwood, author of “De Luxe Annie’’ and many other successful magazine stories. Its heroine—young, rich, pretty and audacious—races through a series of strange, thrilling adventures that hold you in breathless suspense until—well, read it and see. When ‘you start it you won’t want to miss a line of it; when you finish it you’ll be glad you started. And remember, ‘“The Satety Valve’’ is only one of the notable features in LESLIE’S WEEKLY for Janu- ary 21. This issue is filled with articles you will enjoy reading and plenty of pictures you will like to see. Re- member, too, that now you can buy Leslie’s Weekly at 10c a copy