Judge — April 20, 1918 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Cover, April 20, 1918 This cover depicts an allegorical figure (likely representing America or Liberty, with wings) piloting a U.S. Mail airplane marked "U.S. MAIL" during World War I. Below, a German military installation or fortification is visible on the landscape. The title "Not Too Fast For Him!" suggests the cartoon celebrates America's airmail delivery service as impressively rapid—so efficient that even enemy forces cannot intercept it. The caption implies confidence in American military-industrial capability during WWI. The winged figure represents American ideals or patriotic virtue, framing the mailservice as both a practical wartime asset and a symbol of national superiority. This reflects 1918 wartime propaganda celebrating American technological and organizational prowess.