Judge — February 4, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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# National Smile Week Comic Strip This is a seven-day comic strip documenting "National Smile Week," a February observance that apparently became notable enough to merit satirical coverage in *Judge* magazine. The strip depicts various humorous scenarios across the week where people attempt to smile or engage in smile-related activities, with increasingly absurd situations shown in the daily panels. The bottom caption labels it "February Fads, Fancies and Frivolities," positioning Smile Week as one of many passing social trends the magazine found amusing enough to mock. The specific jokes in individual panels are difficult to read clearly in this reproduction, but the overall satire targets the somewhat arbitrary nature of designated "weeks" and Americans' enthusiasm for participating in trendy civic observances. The strip treats Smile Week as a fad worthy of gentle ridicule.