Judge, 1918-01-12 · page 27 of 28
Judge — January 12, 1918 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily **advertising copy**, not satire. It promotes a six-volume book series titled "American Fights and Fighters—Patriot's Edition" published by Breadswick Subscription Co. The page uses historical American military narratives—particularly the Alamo (evoking Davy Crockett) and a battle between 32 American troops and 3,000 Sioux warriors at Piney Island—to establish a propaganda theme: Americans triumph through superior valor despite overwhelming odds. The timing and language are significant: published during World War I (note the reference to "the Hun"), the advertisement frames American military superiority as innate national character. By invoking frontier combat against "treacherous" Santa Anna and "red foemen," it constructs a genealogy of American martial prowess designed to bolster public support for the current war effort. The promise of a facsimile Declaration of Independence as a premium incentivizes purchase while reinforcing patriotic messaging. This is wartime propaganda dressed as historical commemoration.
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