Judge, 1925-12-05 · page 28 of 36
Judge — December 5, 1925 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page combines advertisements with satirical content typical of Judge magazine's format. **The Main Cartoon ("Super Salesmanship Note")** by E.M. Curtis satirizes aggressive sales tactics. A portly customer enters a golf shop interested in a driver. The shop proprietor uses manipulative techniques—flattery ("Isn't it a beauty?"), false scarcity claims ("the only sample I brought"), and appeal to authority (claiming pros use it)—to pressure the customer into bulk ordering fifty clubs. The joke mocks both the dishonest salesman's tactics and the customer's gullible acceptance of obvious manipulation. **Supporting Content:** - A brief joke about a man's conversation with a Buddhist (unrelated humor) - Two art print advertisements for "Some Kidd" (a pirate character) and "Circus Days" - Multiple product ads (binoculars, saxophone, jewelry) typical of the era The cartoon critiques early 20th-century sales culture and consumer vulnerability to high-pressure tactics—a timeless concern.
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A Gift of Lifetime Plessure ee a =P gt Hat R dy Avold Delay in Mails Send NO Measy—Just the Coupon! Tomes y Rais boat = t 5 $ ; j = g Easy to Play Easy to Pay \ True-Tone Saxop hone of Super Salesmanship Note T= puffy little man with the funny little golf cap awkwardly swung a nickeled driving iron to and fro trying the feel of it in his chubby hands. As he swung the club he glanced about the little sport shop inquir- ingly and his glance was met by that of the genial proprietor. “Found the one you want, have, you?” asked the genial proprietor, his face beaming with happiness. “How,” began the puffy little man. “Tsn’t it a beauty?” continued mine host. “Can't you just see your ball skimming over the bunker on the last lap of its 250 yards? It looks as though it were made for you, man. Isn't it a beauty?” “It is. It is,” agreed the puffy little man. “There isn’t a pro in the country that doesn’t carry that club as stand- ard equipment. There isn’t a dub whose game hasn’t improved 100 per cent. since he started using it.” “Hm,” commented the puffy little man. “Maybe you don’t believe all that,” suggested the genial shop- keeper, a note of alarm in his voice. “Do you?” asked the puffy little man. “Believe it!” exclaimed the shop- keeper. “Man, I kiiow it!” “Good. That saves me a lot of time. We're the only wholesale house in the territory that handles these clubs and unfortunately this is the only sample I brought with me. Can I put you down for fifty, old man?” E. M. Curtis PAD “I talked with a very interesting man to-day. He was a Buddhist.” “Oh, I'd love to meet him—all my geraniums are wilting.” —Tit-Bits New Prints from Judge “SOME KIDD" By Rarwonp THAYER As classy a little buccaneer 3 ever sat on a dead man’s chest and sang “Ye ho! and a bottle of rum.” A new Art Print, printed on extra heavy Art Mat, size 11 x 14 inches, in four colors, from the original plates. Prints will be carefully pocked and sent postpaid “upon receipt of — $1.00 each “CIRCUS DAYS” By Enxoat Bowes A vivid illustration in full color of the Ring- master and the Whip. er new Art Print, Bite on extra heavy Art Mat size 11x 14 inches, ih colors, from the original piates. Prints will be carefully packed and ‘sent postpaid upon receipt of — $1.00 each comicbooks.com