Judge, 1927-11-05 · page 32 of 36
Judge — November 5, 1927 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: **Advertisements** dominate the left side, hawking period grooming products (Molle shaving cream, Herpicide hair tonic, a "bow legs" corrective garter)—typical early 20th-century consumer goods targeting male anxieties about appearance. **"Judging the Movies"** is a serious editorial piece documenting film censorship rules (no profanity, no sexual content, no drug references, etc.), reflecting the Motion Picture industry's self-imposed moral code of this era. **The cartoon** (lower right) shows sailors and women aboard a ship, with a woman asking about the captain's handsomeness. The attached limerick about "Algernon Case" being "horribly murdered" appears to be light, risqué humor—the punchline playing on a double meaning ("plain as the nose on her face"). **The "Bermuda" ship advertisement** promotes a luxury liner's maiden voyage. The page reflects early-20th-century concerns: moral regulation of entertainment, consumer product marketing, and leisure travel advertising.
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Rec. U.S. Par. Orr -MO-LAY- For SHAVING WITHOUT BRUSH OR LATHER dust Try This Wash your face to re- move dust and dirt, apply MOLLE with finger tips, shave once-over and then dry your face. It’s a revelation in quick, easy shaving with perfect face comfort. One tube will convince you. irs. or Miss. (Ni jan 0 WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF CA Room 4! 1113 15th St w.. ITCHING SCALP then falling hair and later—baldness. Stop the itching andsave your hair. First sham- poo with Herpicide Tar Soap, then apply Newbroy Herpicide Quolity Hair Tonic” Sold i ‘Applied by Barbers Send 15010 Herpicide Ga, Devoe Dept 1 for samples BOW LEGS? THIS GARTER (Pat’d) Makes Trousers Hang Straight IF LEGS BEND IN OR OUT Free Hooklei—Piain Sealed Enveloye The T. GARTER CO, Peet AIH Rl Are. Judging the Movies (Continued from page 21) bagnios and making clean as Salvation Army sions. These are some of the things ruled out: 1. Pointed profanity either by title or lip. God, Lord, Jesus, and Christ are barred they are used reverently in con- nection with religi Hell, damn, yd, or any other profane or evil expression, how- ever it may be spelled. (Ex- planatory note: you can’t calls man a “so-and-so” and spell it “old beanbag” and expect to get away with it.) 2 mis- nudity, or any in fact or in silhouette, lecherous or licentious notice by any characters in the picture. 3. Any inference of sex per- version. 4, Any illegal traffic in drugs. 5. White Miscege Sex hygiene. . Scenes of actual childbirth, or in silhouette. 9. Ridicule of the clergy. ilful offense to any na- Be it further 1 care be ex ercised in the manner in which the following subjects are treated to the end that vulgarity and or cree them as | unless | Any licentious or suggestive | Palatial, new, motor liner & “BERMUDA” AKES her maiden voyage in New York-Bermuda service January 14th and sails weekly there- after. No more luxurious and magnificent liner was ever built. Of 20,000 gross tons, 550 feet long, 74 feet wide, driven by quadruple screws, she ex- emplifies the highest standards of transatlantic service. Over 80 rooms with baths, swim- ming pool, electric elevators and many other attractive features, For complete information or book- ings on current sailings of SS“FORT VICTORIA” and SS “FORT ST. GEORGE" apply to FURNESS BERMUDA LINE 34 Whitehall St., New York, or any authorized agent. Saas U G ee Most horribly murdered Was Algernon Case; He told her ‘twas plain As the nose on her face. puna anhrabebuut7raimianeaun,, , raed nee pays $5 f0F €OCh one prints Aline A “My dear, isn’t our captain the handsomest thing you've ever seen?” x comicbooks.com