Judge, 1922-02-25 · page 34 of 36
Judge — February 25, 1922 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page combines automobile advertising with four unrelated comic cartoons. **"Cars Are Now at Their Lowest Prices"** is a legitimate ad/editorial piece promoting the Leslie-Judge Company's motor advisory service, noting post-war price declines make it a buyer's market. Readers can submit a coupon for free expert car-buying advice. The four cartoons are brief gag strips with no political content: 1. **"Amateur Knights of the Pencil"**: A man in formal wear declines a lecture invitation because he "doesn't care for organ recitals"—the humor being his misunderstanding of "heart and lungs" as "organ." 2. **"The Patience of Job"**: Appears to show domestic chaos (unclear details). 3. **"A Bad Spell of Weather"**: A child named Wethur looks distressed. 4. **"Boy-Uncle"** dialogue: A boy asks why his uncle lives so old; the uncle jokes he was "born such a long time back"—simple wordplay humor. These are genteel, domestic gags typical of early 20th-century magazines—no satire or political commentary intended.
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Cars Are Now at Amateur Knights of the Their Lowest Prices The last two months have brought decided revisions in the prices of automobiles. Many which had not previously been reduced dropped from fifteen to twenty-five per cent. Not since Knuttley— the war have prices been so low y Would you like to come to a lec- Tt is useless to anticipate further declines in automobile ture on the heart ; and lungs to- prices; in fact, costs may be o1 f day { ( ne scores : \ ep: it, 6 night? ane reased. Now is the time to K ; S Sappley — I'm uy sorry, but I don’t . . care for organ There are many excellent : caeitale values available to the man with $500 or $5000 to invest in an automobile. But the best car made for some conditions may not prove — satisfactory under others. The Motor De- partment of Lestie’s WEEKLY will furnish readers with un- biased, expert advice free of charge. Use the coupon below, filling out all of the blanks in order that we may advise you thoroughly COUPON Motor Department, Leslie's Lestiz-Jupce Co. 627 West 43d St New York Cit I am considering purchase of a car to cost about $ and am especially interested in one of th (mak My requirements for a car are follows: Capacity Ty pe of body * ape and cared § f a2 Ww N Ave. New Yorwcity or by chauffeur , Dilla i The Patience of Job. Kind of roads over which car would be used I ha owned other cars of the followi makes: Drawn by J. B. BURWELL, Stanton, V A Bad Spell of Weather. r The following cars of approxi- mately the type in which I a interested are handled by de n my territory Please advise me as to the car ¥ best suited to my requirement SON rt — Vy, W, Name.. ass “dp Address... : . D by Mort ATMAN Drawn by EvsMers Howe, Monroe, Wisconsin, 1735 N- Pul St., Baltimore, Md. Right hand to your pardner and grand Boy—Uncle. why is it that you live right and left. to grow so old? Scientist Note—Species that have be- Uncle—Because I was born such a come nearly extinct. long time back! 32