Judge, 1925-03-28 · page 31 of 36
Judge — March 28, 1925 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page combines editorial commentary with advertisements typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines. **Main Content - "Nerve Strain":** The editorial critiques the absurdity of modern warfare by focusing on gas masks. It sarcastically argues that if gas masks look ridiculous, war itself becomes comedic and loses its supposed dignity. The author suggests that making soldiers and officials wear gas masks in everyday life would expose war's fundamental absurdity to the public—particularly children, who would recognize how "silly" it all is. This appears to be anti-war sentiment critiquing military preparation and glorification, likely written during or shortly after WWI when chemical weapons became a concern. **Advertisements:** The page includes ads for "Nerve Force" (a patent medicine claiming to cure nervous strain), art prints, and Marmola tablets (a weight-loss product tied to the contemporary "bobbed hair" fashion requiring slenderness). **Humor Snippets:** Brief jokes from other publications mock pretentious names, taxi safety, and train service—standard period humor.
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to killing it than all the good wishes all the prayers ever uttered up gainst it. The contemplation of those exqui- site armors up at the Metropolitan the contemplation of an imagin- iy clad in nesebags is a con- jon of war on the toboggan. s been the tendeney of th ary to keep war pretty. Hal dane says that the British army gave up, about three years ago, the i strnetion of every soldier in ‘fen Hise against hostile gas. “For one th speed in asting respirators beit of more importance thar it did not form the basis of satisfae- tory drill.” Gas masks are funny looking things. If war gets funny, good ni T would have a law passed) that every army officer and every soldier should) be required to wear a puts mask w er he goes, in these of pes ridiculousness of the next war. Our an advertisement of the one concern will bet ep the manufacture of gas masks out of the hands of Tiffany. Little children will see round in gas masks and will say “How silly!" If a United States senator shows a disposition to insult Japan or any soldiers going other good nation, let us se him t yas mask for the rest of hie term, There is not going to be much cirens or much beauty or much boom, boom in the next war, and Tam be- stic iden will clown itself ont of popularity. Gas masks are awfully funny looking things. Daughter (re i no per. formance of j hnow, father, I simply adore M Father—Do vou, by x: let it be clearly unders' Dot 1 we have a son-in-law with a name like that. —Tit Bits (Landon) RR nad Although knocked down twice by taxicabs — while Oxford street last: week, a pedestrian: man- aged to reach the pavernent without jury. Ttis reported that the taxis have asked for a return match, Passing Show (Landon) crossing, sae An American who missed the boat train when it left Paris, hired a tayi- cab and reached Cherbourg before the tra We have trains like that in this country, but not taxicabs. —Humorist (London) NERVE STRAIN The high-pressure, mile-asminute life of today, with its mental strain, Worry, anxiety, grief 2 Strains resulting TH This applies especially with highly active bruns and sensitive nerves, Have your nerves stood. the trouble, not to mention ne from excesses and viers, is WRECKIN NERVES of mankind, to the peopl rve Force,’ f the nerves, "a Gl-page book on the This book is s startling revelation to people with sensitive or deranget nerves, [thas aided many th control of t buile your t of ever 1 my stomach and yradl Your bowk Write to PAUL von BOECKMANN, Studio 144,110 W. 40th St.,N.Y. c. ‘Aipatineg sands to gin ip their Nerve Force. i . (Coin or stamps.) PAUL vox BORCKMANN fH evnlt A physictan says: Your book is the mast sensible aluable work ad ration wend i to ty pavien “Just a Song at Twilight” Printed on Heavy Art Plate Paper with wide margins. Size about 19x15 Sent postpaid to any ad- dress on receipt of SOc “Book Ends” Also printed on Heavy Art Plate Paper. with margins for framing. Sent postpaid to any address on receipt of 50c. These charming pictures properly framed are an aquisition to any home JUDGE Art Print Department 627 West 43d St... New York, N.Y. é ZL ! You must he slender lo have hobhed hair= For the shingle bob or the straight bob, you must havea youthful silhouette. Cocsinply can’t be stout—or even overweigh! How thankful we should be hae there is one pleasant method of taking off weight. Noexercises or dicts—just use Marmola Tab- lets (thousands of mi yearregainhealthy, slender tig Have you ever tried them? Many of your slender, vivacious friends use Marmola Tablets. All drug stores have them— one dollar abox. Or they will be sent ia plain wrap- per, postpaid, by the Marmola Co., 1719 Geacral Motors Bldg., Detroit, Mich, MARMOLA Prescriztion Jablets ts NR leasant Way toSeduce ATEN Perms Reason vie Vicor 4, EVANS & CO., 813 Ninth, Washington, D.C, comicbooks.com