Judge — October 15, 1927 — page 28: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **magazine cover/advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It shows *The New Age Illustrated* (formerly *Success Magazine*), November issue, priced at 25 cents. The cover features a portrait of a young woman with 1920s-style bobbed hair and makeup, styled as a "flapper." The main headline reads "Why I Want to Die Before I'm Old" by Anna Steese Rick—likely sensationalist cover copy typical of this era's magazines designed to provoke reader interest. There is handwritten text overlaid on the image, appearing to be a personal inscription, though it's difficult to read clearly in this reproduction. The cover represents popular magazine marketing of the Jazz Age, emphasizing youth culture and modern attitudes toward aging and mortality.