Judge, 1923-05-12 · page 23 of 36
Judge — May 12, 1923 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes satirical content with advertising. The left side features "A Golden Example," a short story about a father warning his son against breaking his "Governor" (likely a financial/moral restraint). The son has squandered money and broken his allowance limits. The father's gentle moral lesson—"live a model life"—is undercut by the son's immediate plan to visit liquor dens and the Follies (burlesque theaters), suggesting the younger generation ignores paternal advice. The humor comes from this generational disconnect and hypocrisy. Below is a two-panel cartoon about romance: a man complains to a woman about receiving the "cold shoulder," and she retorts it's his own fault for allowing things to grow cold. The page's substantial portion is dominated by a **Williams' Shaving Cream advertisement** featuring testimonials about the product's "hinged cap" design and skin-softening properties—typical early 20th-century marketing emphasizing product innovation and masculine grooming.
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