Judge, 1926-06-19 · page 7 of 36
Judge — June 19, 1926 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Page This page is primarily **advertising, not political satire**. The main content is a 1-in-One Oil advertisement ("Who Says 'Repairs'?") that humorously suggests the product can solve common household problems—specifically keeping an elderly man's knee joints lubricated and functional rather than requiring actual repairs. The right column, titled "Oilsense and Nonsense," contains humorous reader submissions (testimonials/jokes) about the product, including anecdotes about fixing squeaky hinges and other household items. The illustration shows a couple examining or applying the oil product. The satire is purely commercial—poking fun at how people justify using multipurpose oil as a catch-all solution for household maintenance, rather than addressing any political or social issue.
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Who Says “Repairs”? Call a Grandpa's Knee repair man? Nonsense! Try 3-in-One first. It will flow straight to the “seat” of the trouble, ease the action, stop stitches, quiet nerve-racking squeals and rattles Regular lubrication with 2-in-One saves repair bills. But “doctoring up” your old man with inferior oil invites the repair man. 5-in-One oil removes the egg stains, stays in the bearings, comes out like a ribbon, doesn’t smoke, drink or chew. Grandpa's knee kneeds 16-in-One. Convince him to-night! To Oil With 33-in-One: Roll up pants leg, jack up knee, remove valves, whistle ut the crossing, and oil. Run grandpa around the room at high speed Let him stand awhile, then re-oil and run him around again. At higher speed If he rusts in less than a week he's cheating Let your grandfather be famous for the well-kept glow of his knee Oilsense and Nonsense Who Doesn’t Want $5.00 The response to our offer to $5.00 cash for original -in-One jokes and worse pub- lished in this column, has been Practically almost overwhelt ing. The offer is still open Oi up your “thinking” ma- chine with 3-in-One and sce if you can beat the signed con- tributions below Did the Trick An old lady in our neighbor- hood kept complaining, to us of how though she dearly loved animals she was kept awake at nig the squeaking of her white pet rat. My little 76, suggested th: with oil. The next evening she did and it hasn't squeaked since THELMA WUFF (age 76!) 10 Wimgley Ave Peoria, Wis The Oily Boid “Call me early, mother di ling,” quoth the flapy evening before May D: they didn’t; they called her ‘oily""—and' they've called her oily ever since! Life »’s your oiled man! =LINORE McTAGGLES, 10 Wimgley Ave. Atchison, Neb. “For years we had trouble keeping a cook tll Poppa the swell idea of oiling the front walk. Now every time she tries to run off she slips and bings her bean and is laid up for another month WILLY ENDERMOGE 10 Wimgley Ave Oregon, D.C Funny-faced Cop ‘Oncet I was jailed because my gat stuck when th jumped me. That was before { hearn o' three-in-I, Last night another cop jumped me an I shot ‘ims’ fulla hol you'd ought seen his face. had t laff MITSY G. SMITT, y Ave “Empty 3-in-One cans make lick Ford bodies, and the 3 One itself will make anyboc lick ELLSON MOFFIT, 10 Wimgley Ave Alberta, N. B. Leim-Three Oal comicbooks.com