Judge, 1908-03-07 · page 2 of 16
Judge — March 7, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **"Labels" (left):** A cartoon depicting a hen struggling with a pie crust, illustrating the ambiguity of names versus reality. The joke appears to be that naming something doesn't change its nature—calling a hen an "apple pie" won't make it one, just as labeling ingredients doesn't guarantee quality. This satirizes misleading product labeling practices. **"The Bull in the China Shop" (bottom right):** An illustration showing Uncle Sam's General Store overwhelmed with poorly labeled goods and products in disarray. This appears to critique unregulated commerce and mislabeled food products entering American markets, reflecting Progressive Era concerns about food safety and consumer protection before modern FDA regulations existed. Both pieces advocate for truth in labeling and consumer protection.
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Germany. 1 JUDGE canoot be found at aay eews-stand, the publisers will be ander Mrunswick Building, 225 Fifth Aves New Yo JOHN A. SLEICHER, Presiden Westran Avene which areata di ToC bi LABELS. Custom and leeway is perr beyond the concoction chowder, thou within those limits her fe set by tradition she forfeits 11 6 HY IS a hen?” is a problem that fronted the most astute A Saxon minds for decades and the answer is, and probably shrouded in im- When is no means We know itis always will be penetrable myste an applepie?” is a parallel problem that an apple is pie whe ed in a certain juxtapesition or two thin sheets of baked de Custom dictates the shape and called pie-crust. ment of these erusts, al lowing a certain Laway to the Ltaste of the hether the pie shall ‘ook, ane he open-faced, eress- har, or What is a chowder? Hf she yoes ght toeall her all it hash or ragout, but One of the most popular measures ever passed by our national legislature is known as the housewives « labeled ingredients, tables of America —are part Many excellent kiws have been killed 1 restrain room quardey inst pollut the extreme zeal of un- 1 supporters, Let us urge, before itis too late, that the pure food uw be not made ridiculous, and thus nulliti ugh the extreme zea that sing! Wiley. We say single-min: eminded chemist, Dr. he cause he seems to have lost sight of every consideration save “the labe Let him re member that pure truth is not nthe bottle” © the days when our own mothers labeled a certain milk-and-suyge tea was in it. Dr, Wiley smashes through our china-closet in his zealous effort to crush mislabeled goods and wastes effort on th oh hed misn ers which tre dition has leyitims, Iee- cream, he, “must ure food Law our land are protected nd our most cherished shrines Ry its provisions the sinst fre k. Cable Address, “Judgark.” Tel, 6632 Madison Square. Burges Johnson, Managing Editor. PUBLIRHKD WEEKLY AT 10 CKNTH AC ing. Chancery Lane, wae News hechange, Maine, Arthur ‘Terry, Treasurer. 1136-7 Marquette Puildim:. Chicago Mil Grant Hamilton, Art Editor. r. $300 + 38 : IS 1 postal order, mot by lacal cheeks The cuntents of FUDGE are orotected by conyraht in both the Unites States and Great Briain CONTPIBUTORS must inclose 4 stamped and seif-adSressed enbelope with all manusmpts, otherivise rerurn of the latier tonen found unavailable cannot be guaranteed. obligations if that fact be pr reported on postal-card or by letter. What vusly, { upon our clothes which the most have cream in it.” Ih nosave us from such Lecomes of the eream-pul our childhood, squashin and spurting. yellow it sree hardened reprobate would Mm came from mortil cow? never “Chowder,” says he, “must be made of sosnd-se.” Omniscience would be his only excuse for so absolute a statement Like Humpty-Dumpty, words mean to us what we want them in, Dr. Wiley food him pursue real franc ton our names for Let Juable time and our valu not compel us te hi corti > merely because the name is a) misnomer. nd not waste his able patience to the injury of what should useful uw. OUR WEST. HEE CRITICS of the Administration who were so bitter over the of our battle nd the obvious enthu contempl ited veya ip fleet are silenced by the templ ited tl enced by th f the ung asm of our whole surses the new blood of the staking Mississippi ty Jive actually the better half of us. tov of the Atlantic seaboard for so | ition, Our peace ng that all of > had almost for- Let them hail with high festival this first acknowledgment of their aim, [tyill not be the List navy has been a those states h natural outlet upon the Paci gotten their past ownership init. COPIES OF JUDGE WANTED. of Napier earscicine untae LESLI Wh LY and JUDGI by fire leaves our records incomplete. We shall be glad to hear immediately from those whe have bound or unbound files of these publications, from which missing, numbers can be supplied for y or parts of years. We shall pay a satisfactory price for the s WAS: THE BULL IN THE CHINA SHOP, comicbooks.com