Judge — March 5, 1898 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and a puzzle contest**, not political satire. The main content is a "Judge's Puzzle Pictures" competition offering $250 in prizes. Ten numbered cartoon illustrations are presented for readers to solve—likely identifying hidden objects, matching captions, or finding inconsistencies. The text directs contestants to submit solutions, with the first correct answer winning $100. The surrounding advertisements promote period products: Kodak cameras, hair treatment, patent collar buttons, teas/coffees, and medical remedies (opium, alcohol-based tonics for tobacco use). The cartoons themselves appear to depict everyday humorous scenes—a child labeled "Emma," someone named "Garfield," street vendors, and social encounters—typical of early 1900s satirical illustration style, but without clear political commentary visible here.