Judge — July 9, 1921 — page 36: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It's a Lime-Crush soda ad from 1921, painted by Norman Rockwell. The "joke" in the headline "The Bribe—like limes? drink LIME-CRUSH" depicts two men attempting to bribe or persuade a woman (likely a store clerk or vendor) with a bottle of the new product. The cartoon plays on the idea that offering someone this beverage is so appealing it functions as an irresistible incentive. The reference to "bribe" reflects 1920s advertising conventions using mild, humorous scenarios to make products memorable. The illustration represents the product as socially desirable and attractive—something worth being "bribed" with. This is essentially a soda advertisement using flirtation and humor rather than substantive product claims, typical of early 20th-century consumer marketing.