Judge, 1925-06-13 · page 31 of 36
Judge — June 13, 1925 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial content with advertising, typical of 1920s magazines. **Main Cartoon (top left):** Shows "Young Mrs. Sapp" who lost family wealth but refuses to downsize completely—she'll live in a modest one-story bungalow but insists on keeping her "upstairs girl" (a live-in domestic servant). The satire targets wealthy people's stubborn class pretensions during economic hardship; she maintains the appearance of affluence by retaining a servant despite financial ruin. The dotted line showing the servant's daily duties emphasizes the absurdity of this priority. **Editorial Content:** Discusses a new "Poker Book" by Webster containing drawer compartments with actual poker chips and betting forms—a novelty publication format. The author humorously speculates about extending this gimmick to other books (perfumed novels, Conrad editions with sea-water tanks). **Advertisements:** Typical period ads for razor blades (Durham-Duplex at 25¢), Boston garters, and a drawing school—standard magazine filler of the era. The page reflects 1920s middle-class anxieties about maintaining social status during economic uncertainty.
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Young Mrs. Sapp consented to live in a one-story bungalow after they lost their money, but insisted on retaining her upstairs girl Another Book of Damned (Continued from page 1.3) the Tam going to try poker, (Line will turn left in Thirty-eighth street and halt in front of my office.) My conversion has been made « plete by Webster's “Poker B (Simon & Schuster). This is a hook which, temporarily at | overcomes all my prejudices and makes me want to lay myself wide open to the ga It is a book which should be placed ins every 1 room in America, for the pos reformation or people like me. ruination of 1s fifty poker cartoons by: yster, a peck of poker persi- » George FL Worts. sideline us by Mare Connelly ous technical dope by R. F. Foster, and a foreword by George Ade. seri- Furthermore it contains a drawer, like a table, In this drawey pad of 1 Ov t posteand ure poker chips, a . forms, and a set of poker party invitations, ‘Thus it not only leads its victim to the top of the mountain of iniquity but it shoves him off. This idea of embodying in a book drawer, hip pocket, vestibule, ner trunk, tool chest, inca. is one with infinite possibilities, and if’ developed as ally as it deserves, is apt to result in a shifting of the book pub- lishing business from New York to Grand Rapids or Detroit. We may have Elinor Glyn novels With perfume reservoirs attached, out of which re: y take seductive whiffs. We may have yarns of the frozen North with miniature Frigi daires on the mimning-board: Iu morous books with oil cans for the funny bone: liquor books with flasks and Joseph Conrad editions with a tank of sea water, a little electric fan for the production of typhoons, and an emetic. Then no longer will books be open to the accusation of being bookish. MI books will have the wherewithal as this Webster book has. Inspir tion or temptation created by the hook will nof be allowed to die on its feet. You will read and go to it. G One reason T have never played poker is that I have always thought T could exhaust it in two of threv The most perstiasi ment in the whole volun argue us far as T am concerned, is t that 598,960 possible poker hands in a deck of fifty-two cards. T don't know of fifty-two anything else with that man: » statement there are pos- combinations andy be this book marks the b rntirely new Life ions. renege (Ap jons Will be considered in order rime, received.) Cheer up, you'll see BETTY. | xoon! The Temper is all in the blade of a Durham-Duplex See tor yourself, Ger Di genuine them - Duples * Demonstrator ne blade for only. 2c, of—not a tos. If sour ot supply, send coupon tyle razor preferred, Inter- changeable Blades $0c package of 5 RHAM-DUPLEN RAZOR CO., J i ' The Boston is the only adjustable garter made without metal parts on the face of pad—hence we say the Pad without a Pucker. For quality, comfort and service insist on having Bostons. Buy Knicker Boston for Sports Wear Made in heather mixtures of plain colors to match sport stockings, in sizes and widths suitable for Men, Women, Boys and Girls GEORGE FROST COMPANY, Makers, BOSTON xdente Please state age . THE LANDON SCHOOL LY 1483 Notional Bidg., Clevelend,o, a / comicbooks.com