Judge, 1925-05-02 · page 27 of 36
Judge — May 2, 1925 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains mostly short humor items and an advertisement rather than political cartoons. The main advertisement (center-right) promotes **Fatima Turkish Cigarettes**, showing a pack with the slogan "What a whale of a difference just a few cents make"—a vintage tobacco ad emphasizing value. The left column contains brief anecdotes and jokes sourced from other publications (*Passing Show*, *London Opinion*, *Tit-Bits*). These reference: - **Circus clowns** compared unfavorably to performers like Allen G. Thurman, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Garret A. Hobart (likely political figures being mocked) - A joke about a train accident caused by opposite directions - Crossword puzzles and an engineer's vegetable garden scheme The bottom illustration shows a car accident with the caption "Papa, you said the engine was missing! / Well? / It's mammal!"—a pun on "engine missing" versus "mama missing." These are light domestic humor items and advertisements typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines, with no significant political commentary visible on this particular page.
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