Judge — May 6, 1911 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily an **advertisement for the Bell Telephone System**, not political satire. The main article, "Half Service or Double Expense," argues against having two competing telephone systems in one town. It uses a diagram showing a central figure (representing the public) connected to multiple other figures, illustrating how divided service creates inefficiency. The argument is that Bell's "one system" approach—serving all people universally—is superior to fragmented competition. This reflects early 20th-century monopoly justifications common before antitrust concerns dominated American policy. The page includes other advertisements (for "The Keeley Cure" medical treatment) and **Judge magazine's contents listing**. There is no apparent political cartoon on this particular page.