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This page from *Judge* magazine contains advertisements and humorous short stories reflecting early 20th-century American workplace and beauty culture. The **"Freckles" advertisement** targets women's insecurities about appearance, promoting "Othine" freckle remover as superior to home remedies (lemon juice, veils). This reflects era-specific beauty standards emphasizing pale, unmarked skin. **"An Indoor Bout"** is a satirical story comparing a nervous employee's salary negotiation with a boxing match. The "Battler" (employee) nervously confronts his boss ("Kid Boss"), uses stalling tactics, and ultimately gets rejected—suffering humiliation. The satire mocks workplace power imbalances and employees' anxiety around wage discussions. **"The Fortune Teller"** is a brief joke about a charlatan fortune teller who, when challenged about overcharging for obvious predictions, self-deprecatingly reduces her fee to fifty cents—humor based on acknowledged fraud. Together, these represent *Judge*'s mix of consumer advertising and satirical commentary on workplace dynamics and social pretensions.

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FRECKLES Don’t hide them with a Veil; Remove them with Othine—Double Strength This preparation for the treatment of freckles is so successful in removing freckles and giving a clear, beautiful complexion that it is sold under guarantee to refund the money if it fails. Don’t hide your freckles under a veil or waste time on lemon juice or cucumbers; get an ounce of Othine and remove them. Even the first few applications should show a wonderful improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask for the double-strength Othine; it is this that is sold on the money- back proposition. We recommend Othine Complexion Soap for use with Othine, also as a shampoo—it’s wonderful for bobbed hair—25c a cake at all drug or department stores or by mail. Othine Laboratories, Inc., Buffalo, N. Y. The positive relief for SEA, TRAIN AND CAR Sickness. Stops the nausea at once. 25 years in use. 73¢.,@ $1.50 at Drug Stores dire® on Owner—Can’t you see it’s falling over? Contractor—That’s an old plumb line. It ain’t reliable. —Tit-Bits or receipt of Price The Mothersilt_ Remedy Co. N. Y. Clty Both oP apiece te re Sonc Writers Gea oO ovary An Indoor Bout ATTLING Empioyeg is plainly nervous as he enters the office. Kid Boss pretends not to notice him. The Battler takes his place in the corner, wets his lips and clears his throat. Kid Boss looks up and their eyes meet. Battling Employee comes out of his corner and they shake hands. The shaking seems to be contagious —it spreads all over the Battler’s body. The only part of Kid Boss’s body affected is his head. Kid Boss raises his right arm and blocks “Old Faithful’s” bid for an increase. The latter’s face falls as the former follows up his advantage with a beautiful dig at the other’s ineffi- ciency. The Battler, desperate, spars for time. He cautiously leads with another subject. Gradually he works his opponent into a neutral corner and, in a rally, cautions Kid Boss for scolding and then pops the question point-blank. Kid Boss’s wicked come-back is heard all over the building. It hits Battling Em- ployee right between the eyes and stuns him. The telephone bell rings, ending the interview, and partly saving the defeated gladiator. As usual, he punches the time-clock on his way out later in the evening. On the way home the Battler checks up on his injuries and finds that he won't have the courage to fight again for some time. His feel- ings have been badly hurt. He even suspects that his salary has been cut. His opportunity has been flattened, his nerves shattered and his standing badly lacerated. He resolves that his failure is due to lack of proper training and he de- termines that he .shall rectify that, starting immediately. R. C. O’Brien The Fortune Teller “Yes, you are going to marry a poet.” “And you charge me $2 for that information?” “Make it fifty cents.” —Louisville Courier Journal RE | comicbooks.com