Judge, 1926-02-20 · page 30 of 36
Judge — February 20, 1926 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page combines satirical humor with period advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines. **The Main Content:** The central article "How I Helped Judge" is a self-congratulatory satire about someone who claims credit for preventing the magazine from printing an issue upside-down. The humor lies in the narrator's inflated sense of importance—he believes his "courageous thinking" saved Judge from embarrassment, when he merely made a phone call. It mocks people who exaggerate their own significance in minor matters. **The Cartoons:** The top sketch shows fashionable figures discussing hat styles, referencing Washington's Birthday as a moment to update men's headwear—light social satire. The lower illustration depicts a park scene with romantic or social commentary, though the specific reference is unclear from visible text. **The Advertisements:** These include hair-loss remedies (Glover's), skin treatments (Clear-Tone), shirt sales, and handwriting improvement—typical product pitches exploiting common insecurities of the era. The page reflects Judge's mix of gentle social satire and commercial content.
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The magazine with the SILVER COVER 2 M. COCKADAY Editor POPULAR RADIO, with which is combined “The Wireless Age," is re-eminent In the field of Radio. [fw Here you will find the r well a3 the practical and side of Radio. New subscribers may send $1.00 for a 5 months’ subscription. . POPULAR RADIO 627 West 43d Street New York City MEN — Stop Falling Hair! GLOVER’S will cleanse and stimulate the eal, destroy dandruff and promote a health: y growth of hair. Send for “GLOVER'S HANDBOOK on Scalp and Hair.” Ie will show you practical methods of sav- ing your hair before you are entirely bald. Write Dept. AC-18 quickly cleared of Pimples, Black- heads, Acne Eruptions on the face or body, Barbers Itch ,and Eczema, Enlarged Pores,-Oily or Shiny Skin. CLEAR-TONE has been Tried, Tested and Proven its merits in over 100,000 test cases. TODAY for my Pres —"A CLEAR-TONE iN”—telling how I cured myself after being afflicted for fifteen years. E.S. GIVENS 224 Chemical Bide. Kansas City, Me. selting ‘Sifres mad 4 ‘Trace: sunken letters two hours and note a big change in your writing—almost perfect penmanship in 10 days. Sample letters tree. Write, C. J. Ozment, 31, " St. Louis, Mo, Obviously it is time the men had a Washington's Birthday would be a good excuse for r cornered hat. How I Helped Junge (Continued from page 11) have just called our printer and told him that Don Herold thinks this num- berof JunGE ought to be right sideup, and that we concur in the opinion.” “That's mighty fine of you.” “It’s all right. You had the best hunch. There will be no upside down number of Jupce. It's all straightened out now.” “That's fine,”’ I said. It did me good to know that I had helped prevent my old friend, JunGE, from making a great mistake. It just goes to show what you can accomplish if you hold out deter- minedly for something in which you The General gregation. The Widow asn’t it dreadful? loved" I felt as if I'd received a proposal! Jolly good sermon. Hardly a soul in the place, b’gad! and we think the three- change of hat style conscientiously believe. If I had weakened for a minute, this number of JupcE might have been the upside down number. This number of JupGE, as it now stands, shows what clean, straight, courageous thinking on the part of one man can do. ere Customer—What's the falling hair? Barber (tersely) cause of Gravity. —Answers tae A large number of women are taking up dentistry. A cynic re- marks that their capacity for one- sided conversations should prove a valuable asset. Fellow deserves a better con- Every time he said “dearly he- —London Mail 23 comicbooks.com