Judge, 1909-08-07 · page 12 of 16
Judge — August 7, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page features **Judge's Prize Picture Puzzle Contest**—a reader participation competition offering cash prizes and subscriptions. Contestants must identify six products advertised in the issue by matching cartoon illustrations to five months of the year, then submit solutions with a brief written essay about prize contests they enjoy. The six cartoons (numbered 1-6) show humorous domestic scenes with advertised products hidden or referenced within them—a common early-20th-century advertising gimmick combining entertainment with brand promotion. The surrounding advertisements feature period products: Chiclets gum, Pears' soap, Sunny Brook Whiskey, Mennen's talcum powder, and I.W. Harper whiskey. These ads reflect early 1900s consumer goods targeting middle-class households. The contest itself—offering $5 for winners, with graduated prizes for runners-up—represents how magazines monetized reader engagement before mass media existed, using puzzles to build circulation and advertiser revenue simultaneously.
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