Judge — May 19, 1928 — page 36: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It shows two Life Savers candy advertisements featuring the product's distinctive ring shape with a hole in the center. The top ad displays "PEP-O-MINT LIFE SAVERS" with product packaging visible. The lower ad reads "At Bridge" and "LIFE SAVERS" with text referencing "the candy mint with the hole." The humor is commercial rather than political—it plays on the candy's famous marketing angle: the hole in the middle. The "At Bridge" reference suggests these mints were marketed as breath fresheners for social settings like card games. This represents Judge magazine's revenue model, mixing satirical content with period advertisements rather than pure editorial cartooning.