Judge, 1927-02-19 · page 35 of 36
Judge — February 19, 1927 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a promotional advertisement rather than a political cartoon. Judge magazine is running a contest soliciting one-dollar bills from readers. The "lucky" criteria are somewhat whimsical: the bill must feature George Washington (the first U.S. President), have "Washington" spelled with ten letters, and possess a green back—all standard features of authentic dollar bills, making the "luck" somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The humor lies in the disclaimer that Judge won't ask how readers obtained the dollar or publish their photograph, suggesting a playful acknowledgment that some might be parting with currency they'd rather not explain. In exchange for sending in a dollar bill, readers receive ten weeks of Judge magazine. It's essentially a lighthearted subscription promotion disguised as a luck-based contest.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Have You One of the Lucky One Dollar Bills’ 9 | XAMINE your one dollar bills and see if you G 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.” ip - el JUDGE, 627 West 43d Street, New York. Here's my lucky buck. Slip me JUDGE for ten weeks. Address. ....... City... 18 comicbooks.com