Judge — May 31, 1919 — page 29: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **tobacco advertisement**, not political satire or editorial cartoon. It dates to May 31, 1919. The page advertises "Tuxedo" brand tobacco, marketed as suitable for both pipes and cigarettes. The main visual shows a man with blindfold and "Your Nose Knows" tagline—a humorous appeal to sensory marketing, suggesting the product's quality is self-evident through smell alone. The advertisement highlights a new "Tea-Foil" package innovation (a foil wrapper for portability), priced at 10 cents. It emphasizes convenience and aroma preservation, though acknowledging slightly less tobacco than tin containers. There is **no political content or satire** on this page. The humor is purely commercial—a lighthearted sales pitch using the blindfold gimmick to suggest superior quality. The "Riz La Croix" cigarette paper mention indicates a premium positioning. This reflects early 20th-century tobacco marketing before health warnings, when such advertisements appeared regularly in mainstream publications like *Judge*.