Judge, 1927-09-03 · page 29 of 36
Judge — September 3, 1927 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for Old Briar Tobacco, occupying most of the right side. The left contains typical Judge magazine humor content: brief jokes and witticisms. ## Left-side humor: - **"This Was Somebody's Mistake"** by Robert W. Seaman satirizes writers' accounting practices—counting manuscripts sent equals rejection slips received, balancing the books. - **"Krazy Kracks"** offers a word puzzle and school joke about English history races (Derby and Grand National horse races, not human races). - **Miscellaneous one-liners** about rabbits' feet as luck charms and a car accident, typical period humor. - **Solution to crossword puzzle** from the previous week. ## Right-side advertisement: The **Old Briar Tobacco ad** features a photograph of a man smoking a pipe with testimonial text claiming it's "the best pipe smoke ever made" and praising its quality. It includes pricing (25¢, 50¢), a dealer coupon, and promotional copy emphasizing superior quality and affordability. **Context for modern readers:** This represents early 20th-century tobacco marketing before health warnings, freely advertising smoking's pleasures in mainstream publications.
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This Was Somebody’s Mistake People are in the habit of ob- serving that the easiest way of making a living is to write. In some respects I agree with them. For one thing, the writer's clan has the simplest system of book- keeping in the world. Every night we count the number of uscripts which we have written and the number of rejection slips which we have re- ceived. When we discover that the numbers are the same, then we know that there is no mistake, and we close the books for the day. —Ronenr W. Seaman ay KERACKS) \ Give a sentence withthe werd > eax Teacher (during history les- son)—What are the races. that have dominated England — since the invasion of the Romans? Small Boy—The Derby and the Grand National, miss. —Kentisn Onserver Archer—Do you believe a rab- hit’s foot brings good luck? Arrow — Rather! My wife found one in my pocket once and thought it was a mouse. —Axswens She—Freddie hasn't been out for an evening or taken a drink for three weeks. urned over a new leaf? No, he turned over a new car. —Everyropy’s WEEKLY | Solution of Last Week’s Puzzle DIO[CHORIS MEUISTHIEIRIE|O MSO NIO|O/S|E ME AIMIE|RIIICIABETIOIN|S| TLS MAT METEIRIM TIE MESIElE OIRIAILIES|EIE|DIVIETISAIR NUTINIEISMES/AIY MB UIO|UISIT| DIES irr NEBVIAILIETTIS MERIAL INDIR/O|P|s a STTIRIOIKIE MME MEWIAITIE|RIS CIHIE|S[SMME|RIGIEINIO|VIEIL RIEL VMBAILIEIUTMEYIAILIE] | AIRIE DIDJE|RIS MMO] IE TIEJAIT| IME MSIE |AIS|1(CIK KM ante TIAIKIEINE] HIEIEIDIEIRIS MMS ITI INIGIE|R) | —6 Ola Briar TOBACCO “THE BEST PIPE SMOKE EVER MADE!” “My happiest dis- covery in fifteen years Old Briar Tobacco!’’* Here are words of sincere appreciation that reach right out to every pipe smoker. Every day, from everywhere, men are writing that Old Briar Tobacco is bring- ing back to them all of the old pleasure, solace and contentment of pipe smoking. It is the superior quality of Old Briar | Tobacco that makes men—thousands of | them—enjoy their Pipe smoking as they have never enjoyed it before. *The above unsolic- ited praise is froma pipe smoker whohas tried “them all.” TO DEALERS: oid Briar is sold in sealed Pocket packages at 25¢ sealed boxes at 0c, $1.00 and $2.00 If your jobber has not supplied Jou, wate w and ye will send you supply by prepaid Parcel Post at regu. lar Dealer’s prices. Every box and package of Old Briar has our unlimited guarantee. United States Tobacco Co., Richmond, Va., U.S. A SPECIAL OFFER: so ds of pipe smokers have found so much e 1 a pipe! of Old Briar, it is a gu Its the best tobacco only 50c when he delivers the tobacco. Print Name Address City and State Your Deater’s Name Address If you preter—s Light up your pipe filled with Old Briar Tobacco. Draw in the ripe, blended fragrance and aroma of its selected leaf. he Taste Old Briar's full natural flavor, its te rich body, Smoke it awhile. Then notice how cool it is—and how smooth! It has taken years of scientific knowl- edge in the art of mellowing and blend- ing and generations of tobacco culture to produce Old Briar Tobacco. Step by step Old Briar has been developed— i step by step perfected! Of all the pleasures man enjoys, pipe smoking costs about the least. 50c IF YOUR DEALER DOES NOT Tq HAVE OLD BRIAR ‘Tear out this coupon and mail to: ut pay the postman + tamps, money order or check with ’ UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, U.S. A. comicbooks.com