Judge, 1918-05-25 · page 36 of 36
Judge — May 25, 1918 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **product advertisement, not political satire**. It promotes Fairy Soap by the Fairbank Company, marketed for toilet and bath use. The image shows a figure (likely a fairy or cherub) holding a bar of oval, floating soap against a stylized background. The ad emphasizes the soap's purity, convenience, and refreshing cleansing qualities. The tagline "Have you a little Fairy in your home?" uses whimsical branding to suggest that owning the product adds pleasure to daily hygiene. This represents early 20th-century consumer advertising in *Judge* magazine—commercial messaging rather than editorial cartooning or political commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
FAIRY SOAP and Ssath HITE, oval, tloating—Fairy Soap combines purity and convenience with a fine cleansing quality that is most refreshing. Its use adds real pleasure to toilet and bath. me xe FAIRBANK conpany **Have you a little Fairy in your home?”’ comicbooks.com XUM