Judge, 1922-07-08 · page 35 of 36
Judge — July 8, 1922 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a full-page advertisement for *Film Fun*, a humorous movie magazine. The image shows a woman in a bathing suit posing with a dog during August's "dog days" (the hottest part of summer). The ad is straightforward promotion, not satire. It pitches *Film Fun* as "the Only Humorous Movie Magazine," emphasizing its combination of screen humor, celebrity news, photographs, jokes, and novelties. The 20-cent price and newsdealer availability indicate this is a mass-market publication. The "lucky dog days" pun plays on the expression "dog days of August" (oppressively hot weather), suggesting the magazine provides entertaining relief during uncomfortable summer months. This represents typical early-20th-century magazine advertising targeting leisure readers seeking entertainment and celebrity gossip.
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will make the dog days of | August Lucky dog days! —the Only Humorous '| Movie Magazine! —combines the humor of the screen and the news of the movie plays and players with an un- equalled number of photographs, jokes, nov- elties, stories and original stunts. —the brightest and most entertaining film magazine published. —see for yourself. —20 cents a copy. At any good newsdealer. comicbooks.com