Judge, 1913-11-22 · page 19 of 26
Judge — November 22, 1913 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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## Main Cartoon/Dialogue The dialogue satirizes a proposed "One-Ply Tax" scheme targeting landowners. A young man pitches Mr. Tenemence on a taxation method that ostensibly lets him keep his land while actually confiscating its rental value through taxation. The satire exposes how the scheme uses deceptive language ("confiscation" vs. "taxation") and false reassurance to dispossess landowners of economic benefit while leaving them technically owning worthless property. This appears to critique progressive taxation or land-value schemes popular in early 20th-century reform movements. ## Advertisements The page includes three period ads: the **Overland Limited** train (Chicago-San Francisco service), a **Blackstone Manufacturing vacuum massage machine** promising income for agents, and **Gibson's Rye whiskey** emphasizing tradition and quality. ## Overall Context This is primarily editorial/satirical content paired with commercial advertising—typical Judge magazine format. The tax satire reflects contemporary debates over property taxation and wealth redistribution during the Progressive Era.
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upon't be alarmed, Mr. Tenemence. 1 am convinced that it will meet with your entire approval before I’m through. The process is absolutely painless. Now, we will assume that you do not want to get rid of your landholdings."* “Young man, are you crazy? Ofcourse Idon’t want to get id of my landhold- i epxactly. Now, according to the old- fashioned methods, if you didn’t want to get rid of your landholdings, the only ways were to confiscate them or eminent- domain them. Isn't that so?” “Be careful, young man! Don’t go too far!"’ “But the One-Ply Tax gets around all this very nicely. We start right in and tell you that you can keep your land. That, of course, will tickle you so that you will be agreeable to almost anything. Then we proceed to apply the One-Ply Tax to cover the entire rental value (exclud- Only 64% hours between Chicago and San Francisco All Steel, All New Up-to-the-minute Equipment Maid, Manicurit, Volet, Barber, Stenographer, ‘Shower Baths, News Bulletins. Library, Buffel, Club and Observation Cans. Extra Fare $10.00. Leaves Chicago from the new C. & N. W. Passenger Terminal daily at 7.00 p.m.; arriving San Francisco 9.30 a.m. third day. Extra Heavy Steel Rails. Thoroughly Ballasted Roadbed. Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals All the ‘Way. 1473 Miles Double Track. Chicago & North Western — Union Pacific— Southern Pacific Direct Route to California Expositions, 1915 For Tickets, Resercations, and Full Particulars, apply to nearest representation, of J. iM, DaPRIEST, Gen'l Eastern Agt, ing improvements), and thus take away any benefit that would otherwise accrue fia: onone: Ges! ag hos eee ee a Ne fe cael eer aa toyou. Is that clear? Vad South Clark Street, Chicago, Hl 38 West Jackson Bivd,. Chicago, 111 “Young man, I am afraid it is far from clear.’” “How strange! Let me repeat the salient points. The object being to get re your land away from you, there are two AMAZING INVENTION First, those a, parties to the transaction. who do not own land must be shown how Will Incr Vou Income may indulge in confiscation withor 08 101 Ie, joney- sinens they may indulge in a without YOUR CHANCE for.0%, beast ua iE aa Rs "eaneeae aE Ma eae using that conscience-disturbing word. fantbry. maeer area’ Second, you, with other landholders, must VACUUM MASSAGE MACHINY, tor be shown how your land may be taken \ reach be ‘moat ake pti away from you without your finding it Links Ue fea ith out. We get it and we don t get it. - |, GE RAL J 3) AT ONCE. Wide mar- You lose it and you keep it. The One- ba et, New field. Large profit. Ma No experience neces: i vonde i 4 Iretric machin ing 822, Risand unin $23. Low pri 4 o utility make it a Ape is sivondertal thing. pe ye electric datclices WE LOUEUERE SoU OW” ‘eit to e sample outfit and soltett or 8 % jou can make think you could lend your support to the enourh tayay you to continoe in the business, retura the sample nad your maney will be ded by next mail. Test yourself on this plan—you positively cannot lose, movement?’" re FREE BOOK (Write today for rarticutars and we wil ‘our big book, “The Power and the Love of Beauty tno As I see it,”’ replied Mr. Tenemence, 5 ‘THE BLACKSTONE MANUFACTURING CO. 823 Meredith Bldg. TOLEDO, OHIO “this One-Ply Tax is a scheme for depriv- ing me of all the advantages of land ownership and leaving me all the disad- vantages, Isn't that it?” “That's about it, Mr. Tenemence. Do you think you could lend your support?” “Why, yes, ny dear boy, I don't know but I might consider lending my support; CIBSON'S RYE but if I did, I fear I should have to A WHISKEY OF TRADITIONS copie gag eet RADITIONAL for ‘high quay bile p . jeal., prot e to Purity, satisfying richness, velvety mellowness, you. But I will do this for you, and it T delightful fra: _ won’t cost you a cent.”” : grance—nearly 80 years the "Yen? whiskey standard of the world. Every drop “Iwill make you a present of my con- of Gibson's is made from selected, matured gratulations upon the extreme insouciance rye and sparkling spring@MMter; ripened in a fixed tem- of your sealousness.”” perature, and held in iginal wood. We especially commend the dispilfa¢ 1900—the finest old whiskey Beyond Hope money can bu: d from o} The fellow who eats the delectable fare ‘ of your deal iresf (By One gets at a Thanksgiving dinner, express prepaid? A651 per sal And then doesn’t thank the good Lord he | Te Gp Da is there, ; Is worse than the wickedest sinner! A good way of keeping out of trouble is to avoid troublesome matters. enna atu a catia ay In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com