Judge, 1922-03-11 · page 36 of 36
Judge — March 11, 1922 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **book advertisement** rather than editorial cartoon content. It promotes a limited-edition satirical poetry collection (163 copies remaining) priced at $1.00, sold through the Brunswick Subscription Company in New York. The page includes a sample verse mocking "Little Jane Horner" — apparently a female character who fell from respectability ("stayed good") into moral ruin through sexual desire, depicted as inescapable ("desire's drag-net, which is hell"). The comparison to Rudyard Kipling suggests the author aspired to serious literary satire. The book features illustrations by H.A. Pedersen in color binding, designed for private circulation among the author's friends. Switzer is identified as a successful businessman and vice-president of a major rubber company, positioning him as a gentleman dabbler in humor rather than a professional writer. The advertisement appears designed to appeal to affluent readers seeking exclusive, sophisticated satirical verse.
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“LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU”? SATIRE & SONG by Maurice Switzer has laughs galore on every page, and is full of the cleverest parodies and original verse. The unexpected twists in the phrases and the surprises in the narrative are a continual de- light to the reader. Many of the most laugh- able lines stick in the memory. SATIRE & SONG is illustrated in col- or in attractive Art Binding designed for private circula- tion among the au- thor’s friends. The size of thevolume is 814x614 inches and this cut gives an excellent idea of the style and na- ture of this Kipling himself never did anything better than humorous “Litlle Jane Horner.” book. The drawings by “Had the lady been wood, she might have H. A. Ped- stayed good ; ‘ ersen reflect In the gloom of her beanery cell; the spirit But being just flesh she got caught in the audtionesin mes ‘hi Of desire's drag-net, which is hell.” which the sa- tires are written. In addition to being a clever humorous — writer Mr. Switzer is a successful bus- iness man and the Vice-President of one of the largest rubber companies in the country. The 163 copies left will be sold for $1.00 a copy to those first sending in that amount. Postage Prepaid. BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION COMPANY 627 West 43d Street, New York City PRESS OF WILLIAM GREEN, NEW YORK comicbooks.com