Judge — February 24, 1917 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "Baby's Food Land" - Satire on Infant Nutrition Marketing This satirical illustration depicts an idealized "Baby's Food Land"—a fantastical amusement park dedicated entirely to commercial baby food products. The cartoon mocks aggressive marketing to parents by presenting exaggerated establishments: a "Municipal Milk Factory," "Cheese Factory," "New Movie Palace," "Theatre," and various milk bath attractions. The packed crowds of babies and parents suggest how thoroughly commercial interests had colonized infant nutrition. Small text labels throughout advertise specific products ("Bovine News," milk baths "fine for complexion"). The starry nighttime scene in the upper right corner adds whimsy while emphasizing the fantasy element. The satire critiques how corporate food manufacturers had turned basic infant nutrition into entertainment and aggressive commerce, treating babies as a market to be exploited rather than simply nourished.