Judge, 1914-05-16 · page 24 of 24
Judge — May 16, 1914 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes the J.B. Williams Company's "Holder-Top Stick" shaving soap, which features a metal holder allowing users to utilize every last bit of soap without waste. The advertisement emphasizes convenience and economy—key selling points for early 20th-century consumers. The metal holder represents a practical innovation: holding the diminishing soap stick by the metal sleeve rather than fingers keeps hands clean and lets you use the product completely. The page also advertises related Williams products: shaving powder, cream (in tubes), and a stick form. Trial packages cost 4 cents in stamps. The company, based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, positions their soap as offering "absolute purity," "creamy, lasting, abundant lather"—standard marketing language for the era. There is **no cartoon or satire** present on this page—it's straightforward commercial promotion targeting male consumers concerned with waste and value.
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Williams Nothing touches the soap but your face, You hold the shaving stick by the metal holder, which allows you to use the last available bit of soap as conveniently as The Holder-Top Stick is the last word in convenience, Add to this the absolute purity of the soap and its creamy, lasting, abundant lather and you have a shaving luxury that is pretty near perfection. THREE OTHER FORMS OF THE SAME 1D QUALITY Williams’ Shaving Stick }i : Williams’ Shaving Powder }{ nee Williams’ Shaving Cream (in tubes) A minia ture trial package of any one of these four shaving preparations will be sent postpaid for 4 cents in stamps THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY Dept. A, Glastonbury, Conn, WILLIAMS’ JERSEY CREAM SOAP and our extensive line of Toilet Soaps ha ing, creamy, emoi a ities that have made Williams’ Shaving so famous. Ask your dealer for them, comicbooks.com