Judge, 1911-08-12 · page 2 of 24
Judge — August 12, 1911 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements**, not satirical content. The ads include: - **Pears' Soap**: Appeals to "the whole family" with gendered messaging (children's baths, mother's complexion, father's shaving) - **High Life Beer** (Miller-Milwaukee) - **Sunny Brook Whiskey**: Marketed as "healthful & invigorating" - **Judge's Library** magazine - **Dr. Elders' Tobacco Habit Banisher**: Promises tobacco cessation in 3 days The right side shows **"The Big Hat"** — two illustrated scenes from what appears to be a serialized story or comic strip (Scenes I and II, credited to "Fliegende Blätter"), though content is unclear from images alone. No clear political satire is evident. This represents typical early 20th-century advertising, including now-controversial health claims for alcohol and tobacco products.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The Soap for the Whole Family There’s a unique adaptability about Pears’ Soap. It makes the child enjoy its bath, helps the mother preserve her complexion, and the man of the house finds nothing quite so good for shaving. Have you used THE CHAMPAGNE B E ER OF BotTLeD MILLER-MILWAUKEE IP NOT THE BEST SEI. 1 IN DEMAND IN NEW York. THE BIG HAT. 4 Healthful & pln V igora ting PURE FOOD WHISKEY ARich Mellow Beverage ACCEPT NO ForSaletverywhere SUBSTITUTE WAVE vou SEEN Tobacco Habit Panshed | Judge’s Library BOON BANISHES ait | FOR AUGUST 10 cents. At all news-stands for oui : ” — liegende blacter In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com