Judge, 1931-06-27 · page 2 of 37
Judge — June 27, 1931 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This appears to be a **product advertisement rather than political satire**. The page promotes Ethyl Gasoline, a commercial fuel product from the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation of New York City. The "cartoon" is actually a marketing illustration: a white cat lounging contentedly, with text claiming cats and cars share a common preference—enriched milk and gasoline with Ethyl fluid, respectively. The analogy attempts humor through an absurd comparison while pitching product benefits. The advertisement emphasizes that Ethyl fluid prevents engine knocking and "uneven explosions," controlling combustion for better performance. This was a genuine automotive innovation of the early twentieth century. There is **no political commentary or social satire present**—this is straightforward commercial advertising using a cute animal mascot for appeal.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
et your motor purir The angora and the alley cat have one taste in common: milk enriched with cream. And this is also true: the oldest cars and the newest cars run better on gasoline that has been enriched with Ethyl fluid. This fluid prevents uneven explosions that waste power, cause harmful knock and over- heating. It controls combustion, develop- ing power with a smoothly increasing pressure that brings out the best’ per- formance of any car. That is why Ethyl makes your motor purr. Try it yourself. Ethy! Gasoline Corporation, New York City. The ait ETHYL GASOL INE comicbooks.com