Judge, 1913-12-06 · page 2 of 40
Judge — December 6, 1913 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Pears' Soap advertisement**, not political satire. The image shows a sculptural relief of an adult washing a child's face, with the child standing in a large soap basin labeled "USE PEARS SOAP" and a platform reading "YOU DIRTY BOY." The advertisement copy claims Pears' Soap removes dirt while preserving skin's natural cuticle layer, keeping skin soft and preventing weather-related roughness. It concludes the soap is "Matchless for the complexion." **What's notable for modern readers**: The phrase "You Dirty Boy" and the paternalistic imagery—an adult scrubbing a child—reflects Victorian-era attitudes toward cleanliness and child-rearing that seem authoritarian today. The advertisement uses shame ("dirty boy") as a marketing tool, a common approach in early 20th-century advertising that would be considered inappropriate now.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Pears’ Soap is good for boys and everyone—It removes the dirt, but not the cuticle—Pears keeps the skin soft and prevents the roughness often caused by wind and weather—constant use proves it ‘‘ Matchless for the complexion” “All ngets secured.” comicbooks.com