Judge, 1925-06-06 · page 22 of 36
Judge — June 6, 1925 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **Left side:** A Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum advertisement using an acrostic format spelling "WRIGLEY" down the page, with health claims typical of early 20th-century advertising—that chewing gum aids digestion, cleans teeth, and improves overall health and mood. **Right side:** Two illustrated features: 1. "The Joys of Motoring"—a humorous two-panel cartoon showing the contrast between the excitement of discovering a new concrete road versus the disappointment when it abruptly ends in an impassable mud hole. This satirizes early automotive enthusiasm and the poor state of American roads. 2. "The Perfect Letter Writer"—a comedic piece modeling an exaggerated, overly-polite complaint letter from a tenant to a landlord about serious problems (no heat for four days, broken elevator, aunt with pneumonia). The satire mocks both the obsequious tone tenants felt forced to use and landlords' indifference to tenant suffering.
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Wridleys is as beneficial as it ls pleasant and lasting. lar use of it will aid the teeth.appetite anddigestion. It cleanses the tecth removing food particles that cause decay, Good gum is good for you - doctor's and dentists affirm this. Let the children have Wrigt for lasting pleasure and Eat wisely chew your food well and use Wri§leys - after every meal. You will note a marked improve- ment in your health and spirits, 9 Smiles come easier. breath is Sweeter. the world is brighter with Wrigleys. Fai ‘after every meal” the flavor lasts ! UUICY FRUIT Wy” CHEWING GUM & NLTME FLAVOR LASTS, T he Joys of Motoring about ten miles on it. The Perfect Letter Writer Freeese the need of greater cone: tesy, a deeper affection in our everyday correspondence, the fol- lowing is suggested as a model letter to the modern landlord: “Dearest—I do so hate troubling you, for you are always so kind and sweet about everything, and I have never yet had any difficulty in mak- ing my generous boy accept the rent on the first of the month. Still, though I realize perfectly that it is y darling’s fault, I want to tell there has been no heat for four days, and Aunt Emily is down with double pneumonia. The quota- tions from the leading undertakers are so depressing that something | Poan unos (EoR Re Sem You are elated over the discovery of a fine new concrete road and go ry 10ne ee When it ends abruptly inan impassable mud hole, must be done to save her life, am writing to ask my preci if he could instruct) the Swedish janitor to light the furn “And, pretty one, you know that I could never find it in my heart to be unkind, but £ will hint that my third cousin married the sister of the health commissioner, who might annoy my beloved, if he found out that you are not giving us anything hot except air. “Then Tam sure that you cannot know that the eleva elevating since the week before last. Personally, I would gladly walk up the five flights without a murmur, only it is my heart, the doctor tells me, that does the murmuring. So not been or ha S Vi th 7 G A é \ = és <n ee ee comicbooks.com