Judge, 1916-10-28 · page 19 of 28
Judge — October 28, 1916 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **book advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes "The Great Republic: An Illustrated History of the American People by the Master Historians"—a four-volume set published by Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. The page frames this commercial appeal around a **presidential election moment** (text references voting "in a few days"). The messaging argues that American citizens need historical knowledge to make informed voting choices, positioning the book as civic preparation. The rhetoric emphasizes **patriotic education**: references to Pilgrims, the founding fathers, and national strength through "homogeneity of ideals." There's a pointed warning about "unpreparedness"—alluding to the War of 1812—which appears to reference contemporary debates about American military readiness, likely relevant to WWI-era concerns. The advertisement conflates **commercial consumption with civic duty**, suggesting purchasing this book is an act of patriotic responsibility before voting. No specific political figures or satirical caricatures appear visible. This reads as earnest marketing rhetoric rather than satire, though modern readers might note the irony: selling historical books as election preparation.
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KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT YOUR OWN COUNTRY In a Few Days You Will Exercise Your Most Important Right as a Citizen of This Great Republic by Help- ing to Decide Who is to be Your Next President. To Make a Wise Choice of Candidates It Is Important That You Should Know American Facts Bearing on the Great Vital Questions of the Hour. ARE YOU YOURSELF PREPARED to Contribute YOUR SHARE to a State of National Righteousness Through a Real Knowledge of the Great Events and the Principles Back of Them That Have Made Us the Rich, Powerful Country We Are Today ? THE GREAT REPUBLIC BY THE MASTER HISTORIANS THE GREAT REPUBLIC BY Tit MASTER HISTORIANS THE GREAT REPUBLIC BY THE MASTER HISTORIANS HISTORIANS Se! oe ae VOL m LiusrRareD ILLUSTRATED TLiusTRATED ILLUSTRATED MEN COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR . The sturdy Pilgrim Fathers who settled New England, the Huguenots and ¢ rs who established homes in the southern wilderness, were men to whom usness of fighting for what they believed to be right was as deep a religious as their fear of and trust in God. It is to men of this type t ica we enjoy today—won and held together by fighting fort ch stock as this that ur great leaders sprang—our Washingt klins, Jacksons, Linco rdless of consequences, is ‘so clearly brought out in these volumes. 3 Jelfer- . Clevelands, whose uncompromising stand for Do You Believe in Unpreparednesss? Read the story of the capture and buraing of Washington by a handful of British troops during the war of 1812, as Maled by the historian Benson J. Lossing, one of the many incidents that occurred st war with a European power showing the iniquity of unpreparedness. ly one of hundreds of thrilling stories told in these volumes that are fraught with deep meaning to every citizen of the United States at this hour. A Nation’s Greatest Strength the Homogeneity of its People _ ‘bomogencity in ideals, in patri pirations, in undivided allegiance—if not in face. There can be no great singers, no great actors, without great audiences cducated to an appreciation of their art. Likewise, there can be no great leaders in American political life without great followers, educated in a knowledge and to &8 appreciation of the heroic achievements of those immortal characters to whom *towe the inception and perpetuation of our national institutions. Facts Every American Should Know No American home, rich or poor, can afford to be without this patriotic and exhaustive story of our Great Republic, giving the real facts, told in an interesting, masterful way by Historians like McMaster, Parkman, Prescott, Bancroft, Lossing, Hildreth, Irving; Statesmen like Franklin, Jeffer- son, Lodge; Journalists like Greeley, Watterson, Halstead —every phase of our national history by an acknowledged authority—in THE GREAT REPUBLIC An Illustrated History of the American People By the MASTER HISTORIANS ‘Trade conditions have made it possible for us to secure on favorable terms a few sets of these four intensely interesting volumes, in which the editors have connected into one vivid and fas : ful stories told by men of inspired genius of our rise from humt to our p nud position, and as our own contribution towards rea PREPAK opportune time we will offer these sets, while ONLY Buckram Cloth Binding 1808 PAGES — 100 ILLUSTRATIONS fl Printed in large, clear type from new plates, on a pure white paper. wold Decorations 134 inches For the Set ORDER NOW Four Volumes For Less Than The Price of One — books that will stimulate patriotism, that will entertain you, and fascin your children, that will give them a taste for reading is worth wh woul Nd get in no other way—BUT YOU MUST BE PROMPT. y sets, and the price only $1.97, delivered, carriage pre- . Fist come, first served ----- sr Brunswick Subscription Co., 407 Brunswick Bldg., New York City Enclosed find $1.97, in full payment for the four-volume set of The Great Republic books carriage prepaid: to Send T name Aadeess “Canada, Postage Extra. comicbooks.com