Judge — December 7, 1912 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **Hamburg-American Line** (left): Promotes luxury cruises to the Panama Canal and West Indies, plus an around-the-world voyage—emphasizing the recently-opened Panama Canal (1913) as a major tourist draw. 2. **New York Central Lines** (center): Features the "20th Century Limited" train, advertising overnight service connecting Boston, New York, and Chicago. The locomotive illustration emphasizes speed and modernity as selling points for business travel. 3. **Litholia Color Company** (bottom): Promotes a free course in show-card writing and color illustration—a vocational opportunity. The page reflects early-1910s prosperity and expansion: transcontinental rail service, canal commerce, and consumer education advertising.