Judge, 1919-05-17 · page 32 of 32
Judge — May 17, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon** — it's a **product advertisement** for Karo syrup, made by Corn Products Refining Company. The page promotes Karo maple syrup (Green Label) and Karo candy syrup (Blue Label) for home cooking. The rhetorical question "What Would Griddle Cakes Be Without Syrup?" frames syrup as essential to breakfast. The advertisement includes two candy/cookie recipes (Chocolate Peppermint Candy and Ginger Cookies) to demonstrate product versatility. A notable detail: the text references "camp and cantonment," suggesting this ad targets families with soldiers, likely dating this to **WWI era** when such language was common. The decorative imagery shows prepared foods and the syrup bottles, typical of period advertising design. This is straightforward **commercial messaging**, not satire. Judge magazine, while primarily satirical, regularly carried paid advertisements to fund publication.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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