Judge, 1911-02-04 · page 2 of 24
Judge — February 4, 1911 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humor snippets** rather than political cartoons. The main cartoon, "Commercial Candor," depicts a butcher shop scene where a woman asks to send butter to a customer, and the butcher responds he'll make it "as light as I possibly can"—a joke about adulterating butter with cheaper fillers to increase profit margin. The scattered one-liners mock contemporary social situations: marriage hesitation, poor business practices, and household management. The advertisements (whisky, cigarettes, cigars, gun powder) dominate the layout. The humor reflects early 20th-century concerns about **food adulteration and commercial dishonesty**—issues that would eventually spur food safety legislation. The "Commercial Candor" title ironically suggests honest business practice while depicting precisely the opposite.
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