Judge, 1926-05-22 · page 2 of 36
Judge — May 22, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Lucky One Dollar Bills Advertisement This is a promotional advertisement for *Judge* magazine, not political satire. It's offering readers a contest incentive: send in a "lucky" one-dollar bill—specifically one featuring George Washington with a green back (standard U.S. currency)—and *Judge* will award ten weeks of free subscription to the magazine, described as "The World's Wittiest Weekly." The humor is self-promotional wordplay: the magazine promises not to ask embarrassing questions about the money's origin ("We won't ask you where or how you got the dollar"), suggesting readers might have acquired it through questionable means. The phrase "Incidentally do it now" adds comedic urgency to the pitch.
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Have You One of the Lucky One Dollar Bills aD XAMINE your one dollar bills and see if you & have one of the lucky ones. Have you one that has a likeness of the first President of the United States? Does the name “Washington” on it contain ten letters? Has it a green back? If you can answer Yes to these questions, you have one of the lucky dollar bills. We won't ask you where or how you got the dollar, nor shall we publish your photograph. Just fill in the coupon below and send it in with your lucky one dollar bill and you will receive ten weeks of JuDGE— The World's Wittiest Weekly.” 627 West 43d Street, New York. Here’s my lucky buck. Slip me Jue for ten weeks JUDGE, Volume 90, No. 2325, May 22, 1926. / Entered g3/Second-Class Matter, October 21. 1881, at the Post-Office at New York City, N. Y., under Act of March 3, 1879. $5.00 a year. 15c a copy. Published Weekly and Gopyrghted 1926 by Leaie-Judge CovVin the U.S. and Great Britain: Douglas H. Cooke, President: ‘Kendall Banning." Norman Anthony, Vice-Presdents; Joseph T. Cooney, As’t Treasurer and Ass't Secretary; William Morris Houghton, Secretary: 627 West 43d St., New York, N. Y. "Particular attention is called to the fact that every article and picture appearing ia JUDGE is protected under the provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U.S For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Company, Inc., New York: 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 22S North Michigan Avenue. comicbooks.com