Judge — November 9, 1918 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising for Fatima cigarettes**, presented as a satirical editorial endorsement. The top section features sales-office testimonials from major U.S. railroad stations claiming Fatima is the top-selling cigarette brand everywhere—from New York to Chicago to Atlantic City. The cartoon below mocks this saturation by depicting soldiers and officials at a Chicago train station apparently distributing or celebrating Fatima cigarettes. The soldiers and formal dress suggest a patriotic/military context, likely referencing World War I-era nationalism. The satirical point: Fatima's ubiquity is so complete that even military personnel and government officials endorse it. The bottom instruction to "Save the tin-foil from the Fatima package and give it to the Red Cross" ties cigarette consumption to wartime patriotic duty—advertising disguised as civic contribution.