Judge — November 10, 1900 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Back to the Farm" - Judge Magazine, November 10, 1900 This political cartoon by Grant Hamilton satirizes a figure (likely a prominent politician or public figure of 1900) being forced to abandon city life. The caricatured man, dressed in formal attire with a large hat, is depicted as a farmer carrying agricultural tools—a rake and what appears to be a scythe. He stands on or near a can labeled "Four Years More of the Full Dinner Pail," a reference to Republican campaign messaging from the 1900 election cycle promising economic prosperity. The cartoon's title "Back to the Farm" suggests either ridicule of someone returning to rural life, or commentary on political displacement. The artist appears to be commenting on election results or political consequences affecting this figure, though the specific identity remains unclear from the image alone.