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# Judge Magazine: Vocabulary Advertisement This page is primarily an **advertisement for Judge magazine's subscription service**, not political satire. The content teaches readers a vocabulary word—"macrostomatous" (having a very large mouth)—and includes a humorous application: the suggestion that men with talkative wives should call them "macrostomatous bipeds." The illustration shows a **cartoonish figure wielding a sword or knife**, likely representing a frustrated husband, implying marital conflict over excessive talking. This reflects early 20th-century domestic humor stereotypes common in American magazines. The ad promotes Judge's weekly content featuring "quips, jokes and stories" designed to entertain readers while expanding their vocabulary and "powers of expression." Subscription prices range from $1.00 for 10 weeks to $5.00 annually.
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INCREASE YOUR VOCABULARY Emulate Lincoln, Roosevelt and Will Rogers. Have the correct word, phrase or story ready when you want to make your meaning clear. JupceE, “The World's Wittiest Weekly,” will develop your latent powers of expression. & Whet your cerebellum on the word macrostomatous (mak-ro-stém*a-tus) adj:— having a very large mouth. Now here is a ten-cent word which should be in the vocabulary of every man who has a talkative wife. Just throw the dictionary away and then tell her she is a “macrostomatous biped.” Each week JUDGE is chock-full of quips, jokes and stories, that will not only give you many a hearty laugh, but will help JUDGE you to express your real thoughts. 627 West 43d Street, If you would increase and improve your New York. vocabulary, and your reputation for re- partee, fill in and mail the coupon and you may JUDGE for yourself. . JUDGE 627 West 43d Street New York JUDGE, Volume 90 2, Cla Ontaber Published Weekly and 19 by e U.S. and € ai it 21, 1881, at the in: De ool Ass't Treasurer and a 1. Co comicbooks.com