Judge, 1935-04 · page 3 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising and travel content** rather than political satire. The left side features a **Gem Razor advertisement** targeting men, emphasizing safety blades and cost savings, plus a Shaw-Easy Foundation membership offer promising cheap shaving at under two cents weekly. The center contains a book review titled "Judging the Books" discussing Edward Corsi's work *In the Shadow of Liberty*, which examines Ellis Island's immigration history. The review mentions dramatic deportation cases and various notable figures involved with immigration policy. The right side advertises **Furness cruise lines** to the West Indies and Caribbean, and **Hindu Temples in Trinidad**—essentially tourism promotions. There is **no evident political cartoon or satire** on this page. It represents typical 1920s-30s magazine content mixing editorial commentary with commercial advertising.
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bear from the 10,000,000 new GEM RAZOR users and from ap ALL men who shave with SAFETY BLADES Or OLD FASHIONED razors. i A FREE MEMBER- SHIP in The Shav- Easy Foundation provides you with ONLY of GUARANTEED shaving at a cost of than TWO CENTS A WEEK! x the method less YOU may begin this | amazing experience the minute you be- | come a Member of THE SHAV-EASY FOUNDATION! MAIL COUPON TO- DAY—smile in your | mirror right’ while you're shaving. v | v A, President, SY FOUNDATION, 68 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut CERTAINLY, Patricia, you may tell, me only) how to secure a Fi IP in the SHAV-EASY FOUN: enjoy super-shaves for less than 2 cent NAME____ = —— (very plainly, please) ADDRESS walt Judging the Books OR years Ellis Island has been a | large nose on the face of literary possibilities, yet it took an Edward Corsi, ex-Commissioner of Immigra- tion at the Island itself, to discover the drama for bookdom. The result is “In the Shadow of Liberty,” as ful- some, richly chronicled, dramatic book of history, geography, autobiog- raphy, humor, law, and _ straight tragedy as you could want. It costs only $3.50 and there are hundreds of dollars worth of books involved within its pages. It is great reporting. As Immigration Commissioner, Mr. Corsi kept his ears and eyes, not to mention his brain and heart, open. ly realized the tremendous nce of Ellis Island and there is nothing too big or too little about the Island that he doesn’t now relate. And there is nothing dull. He traces in turn the attempts of the Interests to use the Island for their own pur- pose. There were times when the Hamilton Fishermen pushed mightily nst the gates to close them against the Radical. There have been Bible worshippers who have plastered the gates with Keep Out ns for the Immoral. And there have been Capitalists who encouraged Immigra- tion because it meant Cheap Labor. There has been personal drama ga- lore, including that of people who have been shuttled back and forth unable to land in any country; hus- bands who had to marry their own wives because they couldn't produce marriage certificates; unwelcome bigamists and saxophone players; un- wanted religious oddfellow: nals deported who probabl their crime in this country. Esp: are the deportation chapters terrific. There has been Harry Gerguson for humor—Prince Mike Romanoff to you. There has been the moral tur- pitudinous Countess Cathcart, for whom her pal the Earl of Cra wired America: “Gentlemen, you must be a bunch of Godforsaken idiots.” There has been a Communist who made a red flag out of some un- derwear given him by the D.A.R. There was Benito Mussolini, a young radical filed for detention if he tried to get in here. And there were even some Scotchies who got homesick and proclaimed themselves anarchists so’s to get a free deportation ride home. AREWELL to Fifth Avenue” by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. The critical boys having descended on poor Mr. Vanderbilt, Jr. like a ton of brick, we gallantly jump to the rescue of this piteous unfortunate, born with a gold spoon in his mouth and at present down to his last yacht. For (Page 22, please) 1 crimi- HINDU TEMPLES In Trinidad, turbanned Hindus solemnly re-enact the mysterious rites of their native India. Na- tives with an Oxford accent are common, too, here in“ Little Eng- land.” And these are only a few of the unusual things you can see on 15 PORTS. ..TO ST. THOMAS, ST. CROIX, ST. MARTIN, ST. KITTS, ANTIGUA, MONTSERRAT, GUADELOUPE, DOMINICA, MAR- TINIQUE, ST. LUCIA, BARBADOS, ST. VINCENT, GRENADA, TRINI- DAD, DEMERARA (S.A.) Furness leads the way to these fascinating, different islands. Be sure them to the fullest un ness auspices with Furness luxury, attentive Furness stewards and Furness meals on the popular cruising and leisure and good-living-at An experienced Furness Cruise Director is aboard, hea whole program of er: ties—contests, bridge tou! ments, dances, horse-racing, concerts, theatricals, And of course deck games on broad play-spaces .. . and swimming 22-25 DAYS | 150., as low as 56 avay Fortnightly | Saitings trom New York Apply to local TOURIST AGENT of l) Furness West Indies Line, 34 Whiteball St., (Where Broadway begins); 365. Fifth A New York, Phone JOwling Green 9-7800. comicbooks.com