Judge, 1915-03-13 · page 24 of 24
Judge — March 13, 1915 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **champagne advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It's a full-page ad for Great Western Champagne, produced by Pleasant Valley Wine Company in Rheims, New York. The image shows a fashionably dressed woman in an elaborate hat with a large feather, presented in an elegant Art Nouveau style typical of early 1900s advertising. The tagline "Right in Style (À la Mode)" emphasizes sophistication and fashion. The advertisement emphasizes that this is American-made champagne that won international gold medals in Paris, Brussels, and Vienna—a marketing strategy positioning American wine as competition for French imports. The copy stresses production using "old French slow method" and claims it's "the Only American Champagne ever awarded a Gold Medal at Foreign Expositions." This represents early 20th-century American commercial ambition and nationalist pride in domestic products.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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