Judge — April 6, 1889 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon titled "Sounding the Alarm" depicts various figures in period dress holding signs with warnings about national defense. The figures appear to represent different constituencies or interest groups advocating for military preparedness, their signs reading messages like "Wake up your defences before it is too late!" The imagery suggests this is pre-war propaganda, likely from the World War I era, urging American vigilance and defense spending. The caricatured figures and their diverse appearances seem to represent different social groups united in calling for military readiness. Without clearer identification of specific individuals or dates on the page, I cannot definitively name the figures depicted, but the overall message champions defensive mobilization against an implied foreign threat.