Judge, 1924-02-09 · page 36 of 36
Judge — February 9, 1924 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for a 12-volume collection of writings by "Brann the Iconoclast"—a real figure (Brann was a late 19th-century polemicist known for scathing social criticism). The ads use dramatic language claiming Brann "called them by their RIGHT NAMES" and exposed society's hypocrisy, "making the world blush for shame." The accompanying illustrations show classical/allegorical figures and scenes of wealth and scandal to suggest Brann fearlessly revealed the corruption of the powerful and privileged. The satirical framing is the advertisement itself: it promises Brann's work as transgressive truth-telling, yet packages and sells it as an aspirational luxury product ($9.50 in installments). This is ironic—Brann supposedly attacked materialism and pretense, yet his books are marketed as a status symbol to desire. The left sidebar references biblical and classical tales (Joseph and Potiphar's Wife) as examples of Brann's moralizing topics.
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