Judge, 1922-12-02 · page 2 of 36
Judge — December 2, 1922 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. It promotes two products from Judge magazine's publisher: 1. **Judge magazine itself** - marketed as an ideal Christmas gift (costing $5.00 for a year's subscription). The ad emphasizes the magazine's humor and content from celebrity contributors like Hollywood Brown and Walter Prichard Eaton. 2. **"Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency"** - a 320-page book about automobile maintenance, priced at $3.00. The ad highlights its 250+ photographs and diagrams, plus a special Christmas offer bundling both items for $5.50. The cartoon showing a judge figure is a visual pun on the magazine's name rather than political commentary. This represents typical early-1900s magazine advertising—using the publication's brand identity to sell related products to readers.
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The Ideal Christmas Gift— Nis is one way that you can make Christ- mas come fifly-lwo times a year, and that is to send JupGe, as a gift, to your best friends. Every week, then, they will think of you, appre- cialing your thoughtfulness, glad) that you should have had the inspiration to select JuDGE. There is nothing more valuable that you can do for your friends than to develop their sense of humor. And there is nothing else that does that so well as JubGE. They will gain real happiness from JupGe; they will absorb worth-while information from the brilliant work of his all-star staff of famous 7OUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PROBLEM is solved the artists and writers, from the critical reviews of Y minute you decide to use JUDGE as your gift-de- the Sports by Heywood Broun, the new Books lure. Simply send your check for $5.00 covering each by Walter Prichard Eaton, the Screen by Ruth desired subscription and a note giving the names and Hale. the Theater by George Jean Nathan addresses of the friends who are to have the pleasure ‘ : d of receiving Jupce. A handsome Christmas Card timely comment by thur Folwell, car F 5 ; tp imely comm y Arthur Folwell, cartoons by will be sent to each friend, stating that the gift is yours Clive Weed. and adding Jupce’s own good wishes. Your order will have prompt and very careful attention. They will derive practical benefits from the Radio, Investment and Motor Departments. They will enjoy, hugely, the “Stories to Tell” JUDGE and “Told at the 19th Hole.” Each week will bring, again, the happiness of Christmas. 627 West 13d Street New York City | Yor the motor car owner and driver, here is the most practical and worth-while gift (costing less than JupGE) that you can choose. “Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency” is the best book published to date on the modern motor car— more than 120,000 copies have been sold. It covers every detail of the car, thoroughly and clearly: it is profusely illustrated with more than 250 photo- graphs and diagram engravings. It is beautifully printed on heavy plate paper and handsomely bound in embossed gray Fabrikoid, with gray end-leaves and edges. The price is $3.00 per copy, delivery charges prepaid. Or, as a special Christmas offer, you may have Jupc 320 pawes, 6147x984" printed from for one year and a copy of this splendid book, both for large type on heavy plate paper $5.50, each delivered to any address you designate. More than 250 photographs and dia- only $5.50, : : ov uram engravings Bound in gray embossed Fabrikoid—a a oe Tas handsome and more dur- LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY ee eae T 43D STREET, NEW YORK CITY Gray end-leaves and gray edges. IUDGE, Volume X wt Clans Matter. 0: 21, 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City. N.Y. under Act of Mare 19. $5.00 m year. th Tubtished Weekly a iam (aren. fre fas Hh. 'Conke Prea.: Ed Mefonnell. Treas; W. D. Green, Secretary. 627 West 434 Street New York Nc