Judge — September 12, 1914 — page 24: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a **tire company advertisement**, not a political cartoon. The page features Kelly-Springfield automobile tires and tubes, prominent products during the early automobile era. The advertisement emphasizes that despite wartime or economic pressures causing price increases across industries, Kelly-Springfield is maintaining stable pricing. The company argues their limited high-quality output and need to properly season raw materials justifies keeping prices unchanged rather than exploiting their market position. The image shows a woman's face framed within a tire—a common advertising device of the era to make industrial products more appealing and personable to consumers. The text appeals to customers' sense of fair dealing, positioning the company as ethical and customer-focused during a period when inflation and supply constraints were likely driving competitors to raise prices.