Judge, 1889 · page 71 of 72
Judge — 1889 — page 71: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire**, but a **full-page advertisement** for Liebig's meat extract—a legitimate commercial product from the late 19th/early 20th century. The image shows a well-dressed woman in her kitchen using the product. The text emphasizes that Liebig's extract was used as a flavoring base for soups, sauces, and gravies, and also promoted as "beef tea"—a tonic believed to have health benefits. The repeated warnings about checking for the signature of Justus von Liebig (the product's inventor) in blue ink reflect genuine concerns about **counterfeit products** circulating at the time. This was a common problem for popular branded goods before modern packaging regulations. The page represents Judge magazine's revenue model: advertisements subsidized satirical content. While Judge was known for political satire, this particular page is straightforward product marketing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
treBiG ‘COMPANY'S’ EXTRACT OF MEAT. AS A STOCK FOR SOUPS, SAUCES, AND MADE DISHES This Extract forms the finest meat-flavoring ingredient for meat and vegetable soups, gravies, sauces and made- dishes, A slight addition of it enables the cook to impart at once the delicate and fine flavor on which the success of good cookery so greatly depends. Also as BEEF TEA, an efficient: Tonic and Stimulant, very soothing and refreshing. CAUTION. : Ask for LIEBIG COMPANY’S EXTRACT OF MEAT, and see that each jar bears the Signature in Blue of JUSTUS VON LIEBIG. comicbooks.com