Judge, 1909-06-26 · page 16 of 21
Judge — June 26, 1909 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and contest page** rather than political satire. The page features Judge's "Prize Picture Puzzle Contest," where readers must identify six products advertised as flowers in the cartoon panels (numbered 1-6). The six illustrated panels show various commercial products disguised as or associated with flowers—likely whiskey, soap, cigars, and other consumer goods typical of early 1900s advertising. Readers who correctly identified all products and submitted a 200-word article about desired Judge magazine content competed for prizes: $10 for best entries, free annual subscriptions, or gift books. The surrounding advertisements (Sunny Brook whiskey, Pears' Soap, Mennen's talc powder, Nestor products) reinforce the commercial nature of the page. This represents early **advertiser-supported magazine culture**, where contests encouraged reader engagement while promoting branded products—a common strategy in American magazines circa 1909.
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Parity mellowness and rare flavor are the distingvish- ing qualities Bracke SumTMEpIOOK abd quantity. SUNNY BROOK Distillery Co. Jefferson County, Kentucky A soap is known by the company it keeps. Pears is found in yood society, everywhere. The use of Pears’ Soap betokens refinement. Seeated. oF 10 [MENNEN'’S BORATED TALCUM TOIL womeston” “IuPoRtE: o OF BRAINS | SMe: “MADE AT KEY west PRARBERS MAKE SIDE MONEY| ‘The best thing out, Travel anywhere ant make good money. Write at once. SEDELKE G COMPANY, Dept. 1), ELYRIA, omt0 JUDGE’S PRIZE PICTURE PUZZLE CONTEST The sixth picture issue of J Can you name the If so, write these six names down Each of the first fiv represents some product adve five flowers and tell us what the product and send them to us with a little article—not over two hundred words—about some feature you would like to see in Jupce, but which is not there. For your skill in solving the puzzles and in writing the article Junce: will send $10 for the best reply ed at the office before July 15th, 1909. To those sending the next twenty best replies with correct or nearest correct solutions Judge's Library will be sent free for one year. To those who send in the next best twenty replies as above, a year's subscription to our monthly magazine of fun, Sis Hopkins’ Own Book, will be given. Simply for your convenience the margin of this page may be used to write th Use a separate piece of paper or this page, as may suit your convenience. le on. Send your reply to Puzzle Editor, Flower Contest JUDGE 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City Tn answering advertisements please mention Junct. It will be appreciated. The Voice of the People: “Just the finest and most delightfull satisfying beer I’ve ever tasted.” Always the Same Good Old Blatz VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO.MILWAUKEL ESTABLISHED 1810 Overholt Rye Produced by skill and prac- tice through- out a Century of experience. Without exag- geration, we believe it to be the best whis- key ever pro- duced by any- body any- where. ‘A. OVERHOLT 6 C0. Pittsburgh, Pa. ALEXANDRIA BAY NEW YORK THE VENICE OF AMERICA Opens June 20th. Fish- ing, boating, golf, etc. Send for booklet to 0. G. STAPLES Owner and Proprietor comicbooks.com