Judge, 1907-09-14 · page 11 of 16
Judge — September 14, 1907 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not a satirical cartoon. It announces The Prudential Insurance Company's major policy change to non-participating (non-dividend) insurance exclusively. The only visual element is the company's logo—a circular seal featuring the Rock of Gibraltar with text "If You See It in the Policy It's So," emphasizing the company's strength and reliability through this geographical metaphor. The "satire" here, if any exists, is implicit rather than explicit: Judge is running this advertisement, which makes claims about "lowest premium rates" and "absolute guarantees." For a satirical magazine's readership, the irony might be self-evident—insurance companies making sweeping promises in bold type. However, without accompanying commentary or caricature, this reads as straightforward corporate advertising rather than pointed satire. The page likely represents Judge's commercial advertising revenue rather than editorial content.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
| Important Change in Life Insurance!! HEREAFTER The Prudential will be on a Non-Participating Basis Exclusively. The NEW Non-Participating Policy Unparalleled in Its Attractive Features. Lowest Premium Rates. Contract Clear and Definite. Liberal Cash Loans. Non-forfeitable After One Year’s Premium. is Paid. Automatic Extended Insurance or Automatic Premium Loans. Cash Surrender Values, both on Premiura Paying Policies and on Paid-up Policies. Amounts $1,000 to $100,000. EVERY RATE, VALUE and FEATURE in the POLICY ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED See a Prudential Agent or WRITE NOW to the y THE 1 Home Office for Full Particulars of this New Policy PRUDENTIAL and Rates at Your Age. Address Dept. N. The Prudential STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR Insurance Co. of America. Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of New Jersey. JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. Home Office, - - - Newark, N. J. comicbooks.com