Judge, 1927-06-11 · page 7 of 36
Judge — June 11, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily a **contest announcement**, not political satire. Judge magazine is holding a naming contest for wire-haired fox terrier puppies, with prizes of five puppies as rewards for the best-suggested names. The "SUGGESTED NAMES AND REASONS" section shows how to enter: contestants submit dog names with explanations. Examples given include "Rover" (because he never comes home) and "Iin Fences" (because he runs around a lot)—these are gentle household humor rather than satire. The cartoon at bottom is unrelated social humor: a father discovers his young son sitting in his chair, humorously ordering him out. This represents typical 1920s magazine content mixing contests, light domestic comedy, and advertisements to engage readers and build participation.
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JUDGE - CAN YOU UDGE will give away, as prizes, five pedigreed male wire-haired fox ter- rier pups for the best five names for the dog on the cover of this issue. 7 ACH suggested name must be accompanied by a reason for the name, as shown in the following examples. SUGGESTED NAMES AND REASONS “We.call him Rover because he never comes home.’ “Call him Fence runs around a lot.” “Why not Can? growler!” because he He’s a Y best five names, we mean the cleverest in the opinion of the Judges. The Editors of JUDGE will be the Judges. Her Fatuer—The idea!! : Wh UE QITZEL tip yy wy U4 a) t NAME THIS PUP? Send your names and _rea- sons to the DOG EDITOR, Judge Publishing Co., 627 West 43rd St., New York City. CONTEST CLOSES midnight, July 9th. Sugges- tions received after that time will not be considered. Winners will be an- nounced in the August 6th issue. HESE pups will be similar to the one pictured on the cover, and will be shipped direct to the winners from the DINGLE VALLEY ‘. J., along with a Pedigree for each CONDITIONS You may send in as many names and reasons as you wish, but each name, and its accompanying rea- son, must be submitted on a sep- arate postal card or a paper of the same size. In cases of more than one contestant sending in the same Winning name and_ reason, each one will receive a prize. O NAMES AND RI SONS WILL BE R TURNED, SO DO NOT EN- CLOSE POSTAGE. JupceE reserves the right to buy, at its regular rates, any of the sug- gested names and reasons after the contest is over. The five dogs will be shipped to the winners as soon as possible after the close of the contest. CONTEST CLOSES AT MID- NIGHT, JULY 9, 1927 Young man! Get your feet off that chair! comicbooks.com