Judge, 1927-11-26 · page 25 of 36
Judge — November 26, 1927 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. The dominant content is a full-page Christmas advertisement for the "Drinkless Kaywoodie" pipe—a smoking pipe with an attachment designed to keep the stem dry during use. The left side includes three brief humorous stories unrelated to the main advertisement: one about a burglar named Thomas Jackson, one mocking a gramophone's treatment of a sentimental song, and one about a dancer whose trousers were stolen at a dance. These are typical light comedic filler content common in Judge magazine. The pipe advertisement itself emphasizes the product's practical benefit (keeping tobacco moisture from the smoker's mouth) and positions it as an ideal Christmas gift for men. The copy uses period-appropriate marketing language about the pipe's quality materials and aesthetic appeal, listing multiple price points ($3.50–$7.00) and distribution channels. The cartoon at bottom-left appears unrelated—a couple's romantic moment, captioned with a joke about physical attraction.
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Mr. Thomas Jackson, who | hated bloodshed, quickly obeyed. “It’s a fair cop, guv’nor,” he cried. There was a peculiar silence for a few seconds—seconds which seemed like hours to Mr. son—and then suddenly Mr. Cal- ladine turned and left the room. Like one in a dream, Mr. Thomas Jackson left his booty and disappeared through — the window he had left open. Thus it was that a few minutes later Mr. Calladine, master plumber, who had gone back to | | his bedroom for his revolver, found the intruder gone. —Passina Suow ; "T'was just the sweetest song of Home, Sweet as a rose’s breath; | ‘They put it on a gramophone And tortured it to death. —Everynopy’s WEEKLY . | “Are there any slick crooks in this city?” “Slick crooks! Man—one eve- ning at a dance they stole my trousers and hung weights on my braces so that I shouldn't miss them until they had gone.” —Trr Birs “One moment, Mr. Sutton! Is it really ME you love, or have you only been carried away by my physical attrac- tion?” Daily thousands of new wonder-pipe ] BDrinkless Attachment cool, smoke—dry forevetl Give him a Drinkless Pipe mas! He’ll thank you! Genuine briar; oil processed more than 100 beautiful mo every purse and personality! Ti wonderful Christmas Gift! At all pipe dealers, clubs, hotels ant better cigar stores and agencies. Drop in on your Christmas shopping tour! Drinkless KAYWOODIE RELIEF $7-00 EN: Write for free booklet, “Drintiless Kay- woodie””, including advice on pipe hygiene. And information on Drmtiless Kaywoodie Pipes. ERE’S the famous Drinkless EALERS: Ask your jobber Attachment built, perman- about the Drinkless Kay- ently into the stem. To clean .woodie Pipe or write us direct. pipe wipe dry... Look for inlay Also ask about fa cn the stem. Your guarantee of Kaywoodie cigarette a dry pipe. holders, Drinhless Kaywoodie $3.50 Rough finish Drinkless Kaywoodie Thorn $400 KAUFMANN BROS. & BONDY, Inc. BOX J, 120 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com