Judge, 1932-11 · page 3 of 36
Judge — November 1932 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising for Red Lion cooking flavors** rather than political satire. The advertisement uses humor to pitch a product by portraying an unnamed actress (identified only as "Miss") who claims to be 39 years old "if I'm a day"—a joke about women misrepresenting their age. The ad suggests that Red Lion Flavors are the "secret" to maintaining youthful charm, implying that using the product helps actresses appear younger and maintain their careers. The humor relies on contemporary stereotypes about actresses' vanity and anxiety about aging, while the accompanying text humorously frames the product as a solution to hospitality costs. This is essentially a consumer advertisement using period-appropriate comedic conventions rather than political commentary.
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She laughs at Birthdays and Birthdays laugh vight back at her You, too, can share the secret of keeping youthful charm “Of course I am 39—or is it 43 or maybe 47” says the lovely Miss —— (we've got her name somewhere in our files; anyway her phone number is Bryant something). “Years matter little nowadays — they float past with the serenity of swans on a lake (at least that’s what my press agent says) if a woman understands how to ward off those petty, carping worries which bring crow's feet and crow’s nests. “I am one of those beautiful and talented actresses who cut the cost of hospitality — with its attendant worries—by using Red Lion Flavors. I think it is too, too marvelous that one little 50c bottle flavors a whole gallon. And the results are so extraordinarily authentic. Really, we suc- cessful and popular actresses wonder how you do it! “But we've talked so much about me——let’s talk about you for awhile. How did you like my last show?” There! Miss—— (if we could only remember her name) has given away the whole secret of keeping youthful charm which we were trying so hard to keep secret. There isn’t much we can add except that thousands besides talented actresses are finding Red Lion Flavors an inspired answer to the question of hospitality costs— and that Red Lion really seems to be better than others. Your grocer or druggist prob- ably has Red Lion. If he hasn’t, laugh at him until he orders it. Or write to W. A. TAYLOR & CO., Inc., 12 Vestry Street, New York City. (Importers of Martini & Rossi Vermouth and Cusenier Grenadine and Cordials.) “Tm 39 if ’'m a day” SA ys Miss —ececcoe Cone is her name,anyway) RED LION IMITATION GIN, RYE, SCOTCH, ETC., Cooking FLAVORS 5 0 FREE: So many people have written us about these burlesque advertisements that we have put the whole series into a booklet, We'll gladly send it to you; all we ask is that you send us your grocer’s name. comicbooks.com