Judge, 1932-02-13 · page 2 of 36
Judge — February 13, 1932 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It advertises Red Lion cooking flavors (gin, rye, scotch extracts) for home cooking. The ad's humor derives from a common 1920s-30s domestic scenario: a well-dressed couple appears delighted by their homemade meal, with the man remarking that "things must be going better with Lord and Lady" since the wife learned to cook using Red Lion Flavors. The accompanying text sarcastically appeals to Depression-era economics ("Oh, very economical!"), encouraging households to save money on restaurant meals by cooking at home with these affordable flavor extracts. The fence offer in the headline is a loss-leader promotion meant to drive product sales. The satire is gentle—mocking both gender roles and economic desperation rather than attacking specific political figures or events.
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Buy 3 yards of galvanized iron fence with what you save! OW the Little Woman's eyes will shine | when you arrive home with a roll of sturdy, weather-resisting, ornamental fence under your arm! And how your neighbors will nudge cach other when you pass and whisper admiringly, ‘Things must be going better with Lorillard down at the glass works!"" How can you afford such luxuries? Simply by what you save on hospitality—using Red Lion Flavors. OH, VERY ECONOMICAL! This year people are learning the Facts of Life. They are discovering that there's a great difference in cost between puttering about the kitchen mixing their own and having a gentle- man deliver the provisions to the door. As an aid to mixing, Red Lion Flavors give better results than others (that’s what we are told and we really believe it). The bottle is gradu- And they are ated for convenience in mixing less expensive than most—a $0c bottle makes a gallon If your grocer or druggist hasn't Red Lion Flavors, make yourself so objectionable that It’s worth the effort. Or write to us. W. A. Taylor & Co., Inc., 12 Vestry St., New York City. he will order them at once. RED LION Gin, Rye, Scotch, etc. Cooking Flavors tractive you want to use it for a paper The bottle is 10 at- | weight or something. comicbooks.com