Judge, 1928-06-30 · page 2 of 37
Judge — June 30, 1928 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is primarily a **Texaco motor oil advertisement**, not a political cartoon. The satirical element is minimal—it's a humorous ad playing on the phrase "pull over to the curb." The joke presents two responses when a man says "Pull over to the curb": 1. Actually pull over to the curb 2. "Let Nature take its course" The ad suggests that using a counterfeit motor oil will cause engine problems—stubborn behavior and discontent under the hood—requiring you to pull over. The implication is darkly comedic: buying fake Texaco oil will damage your engine, literally forcing you to stop at the curb. The "FULL BODY IN ALL GRADES" imagery shows oil flowing, emphasizing product quality. This is essentially a cautionary advertisement warning against substitutes.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
whal io do when /e says: Pull over to the curb, : 1- Pull over to the curb 2- Let Nature take its course It won't do you any good at all to explain that you have just been sold a substitute for Texaco Motor Oil and that your attention was distracted by signs of stubborn. ness and discontent from under the hood. Perhaps you'd better take your medicine and never do it again. FULL BODY THE TEXAS COMPANY Texaco Petroleum Products TEXACO GOLDEN MOTOR OIL comicbooks.com