Judge, 1901-05-18 · page 1 of 16
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This 1901 *Judge* page satirizes President William McKinley's foreign policy through a fake medicine ad. The central figure—a man in formal dress representing McKinley—stands surrounded by geese labeled with U.S. territories: Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The geese appear to symbolize these lands as resources being exploited or "milked" for profit. The advertisement mockingly presents "McKinley Oil" as a cure-all remedy with testimonials from the labeled territories, each claiming the oil improved their situation. The satire critiques American imperial expansion following the Spanish-American War (1898), suggesting McKinley's policies benefited America while claiming to help these newly-acquired possessions. The goose imagery implies the territories are being treated as commodities to be plundered.
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VOL.40 NO.1022 MAY 18 1901 PRICE 10 CENTS t i Ewramen ar ree Poot Ormce AT Mew Yous as Secomp Case MATTER Covalent 1901 ev Jusee Communy, Tere Reorevenee as a Taave Manx M* Kinley Oil For Hard Time COPYRIGHT 1901" BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. ‘Sackett & Wilhelns Litho & Ptg Co New York WT MEW en ( With ‘apologies to a prominent advertiser.) TESTIMONIALS FOR MCKINLEY OIL. ““T was in a bad way, feeling blue and having hard times ; I got a bottle of your McKinley administration oil and I immediately began to improve. I gained in weight, expanded, and now have good health and prosperity. I am on my second bottle and at peace with the whole world.”’— Uncle Sam. “Thad one dose of your oil and it cured me.’’—Spain. ‘*A bottle of McKinley oil made a man of me.’’—Aguinaldo. ** McKinley oil is the smoothest I ever used.’’—Cuda. “*T could not get along without McKinley oil.""—Porto Rico. comicbooks.com