Judge, 1930-09-06 · page 3 of 36
Judge — September 6, 1930 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Content Analysis This page is primarily **advertising for a contest**, not political satire. It announces Judge magazine's "Second Annual Lenz Bridge Contest" offering $20,000 in prizes for solving twelve bridge problems. The main prizes listed are: - A French Line steamship trip to France and North Africa - A Peerless automobile (luxury car) The text emphasizes the contest's accessibility—free to enter, no purchase necessary—and notes that the 1929 contest drew entries "from all over the world," with solutions judged against Mr. Lenz's sealed solutions. This appears aimed at bridge enthusiasts during the game's height of popularity in the late 1920s-early 1930s. The substantial prize values reflect the era's commercial investment in promoting bridge as an intellectual pastime.
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SECOND ANNUAL LENZ BRIDGE CONTEST STARTS SEPTEMBER 27th ISSUE OF JUDGE For the Solution of Twelve Problems $20,000.00 In Prizes FRENCH LINE TRIP Round Trip from New York to France for two people on one of the palatial steamers of the French Line. Includes a week in France under direction of Thomas Cook & Son; trip across the Mediterranean and a three-week motor tour of North African cities. PEERLESS AUTOMOBILE Five Passenger Custom Sedan. One of the finest eight-cylinder cars made in America. SEE PAGES 28 AND 29 FOR ADDITIONAL PRIZES |N the 1929 Contest entries came from all over the world. Prizes were awarded to Judge readers as far away as Shanghai, China. The remarkable success of last year's contest has led to a bigger contest this year. |" doesn't cost a penny to enter the contest or to win these prizes. Nothing to buy. Nothing to sell. No service to be rendered. Mée: LENZ will award the prizes to the contestants whose solutions of twelve problems correspond most nearly to his solutions which have been written and sealed and placed in Judge's safe box. The seal will not be broken until the con- test is closed. One problem will appear in Judge each week for twelve consecu- tive weeks. Not only will readers of Judge receive the valuable prizes to be awarded, but to work upon the problems and study Mr. Lenz's solutions will mean an oppor- tunity for expert instruction in many phases of the game by the world’s acknowledged greatest bridge player. RULES OF THE CONTEST IN SEPTEMBER 27th ISSUE OF JUDGE 1 comicbooks.com