Judge, 1919-12-06 · page 35 of 36
Judge — December 6, 1919 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **Karo syrup advertisement**, not a political cartoon. The page shows a domestic scene of a man and woman making candy together, with the Karo product prominently displayed. The ad's appeal targets **wartime economy concerns** (likely WWI era, given the "Judge" magazine context). The pitch emphasizes that homemade Karo candies cost "a fraction of the cost of good store candy" while being "as good as can be bought." This frames candy-making as both economical and wholesome family fun. The accompanying offer of a free corn products cookbook (68 pages, 100+ recipes) was a common early 20th-century marketing tactic to drive product sales. The illustration romanticizes domestic thrift and home production rather than satirizing anything—it's straightforward consumer marketing dressed in period style, appealing to middle-class housewives to save money during economically uncertain times.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
IGE ake Your Christmas Candy at Home with Karo » , EAUTIFULLY illus trated Com Products Cook Book of 68 pages con- taining more than a hundred valuable recipes for candies of all kinds, cakes and pastry of every variety, sauces, and salad | dressings. | RS All recipes originated by r | BS; || leading professional cooks and 1. } | HE variety of wholesome candies so easily made with Karo syrup gives a really intelligent solution of the Christmas candy problem. It’s lots of fun for the children themselves to make it, and Karo always insures success. endorsed by Domestic Science |} Experts. Every housewife should possess a copy of this book—.sent free. Write today. Corn Products Refining Co. Dept. 4. P.O. Box 161, New York Christmas candies cost more than ever this year. It is worth your while to let the children make Karo candies at home. It is as good as can be bought, and at a fraction of the cost of good store candy. TE POSS COMICDOOKS=CO!