Judge, 1908-10-03 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 3, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains product advertisements (Old Overholt Rye whiskey, Perfection Oil Heater, moving picture machines, patent form cards) and a serialized cartoon titled "The Resourceful Goose" showing numbered scenes (1-5) of what appears to be a goose making practical use of its talents—likely a moral fable about resourcefulness. The only explicitly political content is a **Special Campaign Offer** at bottom: Judge magazine is selling 20 weeks of Judge cartoons as "vote-getters," endorsed by politicians and business leaders. This suggests the cartoons were considered persuasive propaganda tools for political campaigns. The phrase "She makes the most of the talent God has given her" (tagline for the goose cartoon) reinforces the era's emphasis on self-improvement and utilitarian virtue—common themes in early 20th-century American media.
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ESTABLISHED 1810 RYE A STRAIGHT WHISKEY, MADE TO DAY THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 1810—AL- MOST A CEN- TURY AGO. Isn't it queer how easy it is not to be able to find time for the things you do not want todo? Exchange. Comfort for Mien OVERHOLT |! | ‘Yoo Can Make | fo) B10 MONEY Entertaining the Public. STEREOPTICONS (<2 ir You ‘Are a Quality Man lity cand always ‘a high quality han always nelle hugh cal Peerless Patent Book Form Cards THE JOHN B. WIGGINS COMPANY Sole Manufacturers | Engravers, Plate Printers, Die Embouers 410 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO THE RESOURCEFUL GOOSE. SHE MAKES THE MAST OF TIE TALENT GOD HAS GIVEN 1D —Hugende Blactter Chill Fall Il Nights Before the fires are lighted, when the evenings are chilly and damp, the room in which you sit should be warm and dry for your health’s sake as well as comfort. PERFECTION Oil ueaiis nutes and can be carried easily from one room to another, Handsomely finished in nickel of japan. Burns 9 hours with one filling. Every heater warranted, The Ray ipped with the latest improv urner. Handsome-—simple—satisfactory. Es guarantee M yuu cannot get heater and Lamp at your & STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) SPECIAL CAMPAIGN OFFER TWENTY WEEKS uUage, CARTOONS Commended by Cabinet officers, senators, and congress- men, railroad officials, bankers, and business men as VOTE-GETTERS ONE DOLLAR JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK comicbooks.com