Judge, 1900-06-09 · page 6 of 16
Judge — June 9, 1900 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes the early 1900s American "automobile craze" through multiple cartoons mocking car culture's pretensions and dangers. **"The Auto Craze" section** ridicules enthusiasts taking themselves too seriously—Mr. Jones photographs companions on a car outing, then shows the resulting image to a critic who nitpicks the composition, embodying the fussy, obsessive nature of early motorists. **"The Fortunes of War"** and **"Classified"** sections contain immigrant characters (indicated by dialect spelling like "dot" for "that") making crude jokes about warfare and home inspections—typical period humor using ethnic caricature. **The automobile club cartoons** (polo club, hunt club, etc.) mock wealthy enthusiasts inventing frivolous car-based activities mimicking established sports, suggesting the automobile craze was more about status and novelty than genuine sporting achievement. The overall satire targets how automobiles had become fashionable status symbols attracting vapid imitators and pretentious behavior among the wealthy classes.
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