Judge, 1926-06-19 · page 27 of 36
Judge — June 19, 1926 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes various business and advertising absurdities of the era: **Top cartoon**: A chaotic office scene mocking mail-order businesses advertising "Send No Money"—when actual currency arrives in letters, staff panic. The satire targets the disconnect between promotional claims and operational reality. **Left cartoon ("Body by Fisher")**: Shows a figure being pulled from water, likely mocking the Fisher Body automobile company's advertising slogan. The dark humor suggests tragic irony. **"Epilaughs" section**: A satirical epitaph for "Eddie Durham" who responded to a medical advertisement promising to cure smoking addiction. The grim punchline—"They did" (cure him, implying he died)—mocks fraudulent patent medicine ads common in this era. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts a frustrated older man with a phonograph or radio device, captioning "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"—commentary on resistance to modern technology or advertising's inability to change entrenched behavior. Overall, the page critiques deceptive advertising, mail-order schemes, and dubious medical claims prevalent in early 20th-century American commerce.
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