Judge, 1931-04-11 · page 4 of 36
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# Probak Blades Advertisement This page is primarily a **commercial advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes Probak razor blades, a real product manufactured using the Gaisman Process. The advertisement uses a scene depicting businessmen in what appears to be a clubroom or office setting to establish credibility and aspirational appeal. The text emphasizes the blade's revolutionary "shock-absorbing" design and claims it became widely preferred among men for daily shaving. The ad promises ease, comfort, and safety while shaving, and offers a money-back guarantee ("return the package and get your money — $1 for 10, 50c for 5"). This reflects early 20th-century advertising strategy: using professional, respectable male figures to market personal grooming products to middle-class consumers.
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CK-ABSORBING BLADE 2 MADE BY THE CATSMAN PROCESS we Trateprareny — from the very day of its first introduction — Probak made enthusiastic friends. Tn clubroom and Pullman, office and hotel, word flashed from man to man, "The shock-absorbing Probak is a marvelous blade.” This ripple of praise has grown into a tidal wave of demand. Millions of men in every part of the world say Probak is the best double-edge blade ever built— depend on it morning after morning to give them barber-shop shaving satisfaction in their own bathrooms. And Probak does this very thing — glides through heavy beard with light, easy, smooth strokes that give you an entirely new conception of safety razor performance Shock absorber construction and automatic machine manufacture— make Probak revolutionary in every respect. Butterfly channeling in duo- edge distortion when this blade is I, ground, honed and finished in one Ribbons of raw steel are trea continuous operation—eliminating human error and positively assuring uniform high quality. Get acquainted with the super-keen Probak. Buy a package. Use two blades. Shave with perfect comfort quickly, easily, withouteflort—or return the package and get your money—SI for 10, 50¢c for 5. ities PROBAK BLADES comicbooks.com