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Judge — August 25, 1923 — page 32: Judge, 1923-08-25

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This page contains several distinct elements. The main cartoon shows three silhouetted figures (two adults and a child) labeled "Soph—Coming to our dance to-night, Peggy?" with dialogue about attendance, likely satirizing college social conventions of the era. The larger article, "Don't Elope to Brazil," critiques war literature and writers. It mocks Willa Cather and Thomas Boyd for writing "realistic" war accounts that portray combat as "dirty, slimy, stinking, idiotic, criminal nightmare"—implying Judge magazine preferred romanticized portrayals. The author sarcastically suggests such honest depictions make starting future wars more difficult, a pointed jab at pro-war attitudes. A secondary section humorously reviews a "Ma-Jung Manual," dismissing the Chinese game as too intellectually challenging, using self-deprecating humor about the author's mathematical abilities. The remaining content is primarily **period advertisements**—for firearms, tires, books, and dubious remedies—typical of Judge's commercial pages.

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