Judge, 1908-04-25 · page 24 of 24
Judge — April 25, 1908 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder using patriotic imagery appealing to American sailors and their families. The illustration depicts a woman in the ocean, apparently rescued or supported by large talcum powder containers bearing portraits of men (likely sailors). The accompanying poem romanticizes naval life, suggesting sailors use the powder to look and feel their best for wives and sweethearts waiting ashore. This reflects early-20th-century marketing that associated personal grooming products with masculine virtue and domestic devotion. The patriotic naval theme capitalizes on American military pride while the product targets both male sailors and female consumers managing household hygiene. The "Food and Drugs Act" reference indicates post-1906 regulatory compliance labeling.
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When the,ficet is under way. And the ships steam down the bay, Beneath the Raunting pennons, Every crew is using MENNEN’S. For their wives ashore, God blew ‘em, And their sweethearts, who'll caress ‘em, They want to look and feel their best to-day. MENNEN’S ‘tarcum TOILET POWDER Sea ete tal che chutney S ching fed Scighdal tol SoG Ee et ge ne neal Put up in non-refillable boxes---the “box that lox jor your protection. If MENNEN'S face is on the cover jenuine and a guarantee of purity. Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, (906. Serial No. 1542. Sold everywhere, or by mail 25 cents, Sample Free. GERHARD MENNEN CO., 14 Orange Street, Newark, N. J. Try MENNEN'S VIOLET (BORATED) TALCUM TOILET POWDER. It has the scent of fresh-cut Parma Violets. Sample Free. MENNEN’S SEN YANG TOILET POWDER, Orietal Odor; MENNEN'S BORATED SKIN SOAP (blue wrapper), speilly prepared fo the munery. jo Samples. Sent Free for 2-cent stamp, to pay postage, one set of Mennen’s Bridge Whist Tallies, enough for six tables. comicbooks.com