Judge — September 4, 1886 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical illustration from *Judge* magazine showing a street scene outside what looks like a tavern or establishment (signage visible reading "HERMOST" and "PRIVATE"). The cartoon depicts a well-dressed woman wielding a whip or rod against a pack of dogs and what appear to be caricatured men in the street. The style suggests this is likely commentary on temperance or prohibition-era social reform—with the woman representing a reform activist or moral crusader using force against those she views as moral threats or "dogs" (a dehumanizing metaphor common in period satire). The incomplete OCR text ("ENDING OF HE...") and cropped caption make the specific target unclear, but the overall image satirizes the aggressive enforcement methods of social reformers of the era.