Judge — June 22, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# "A Natural Resentment" Cartoon Analysis This cartoon depicts a farmer confronting an automobile driver after the car has hit the farmer's dog. The caption reads: "Farmer Hornbeam—'Josh Hayroke is awfully down on automobiles. One on 'em run over his prize dog last night.'" The punchline response is: "Farmer Hornbeam—'Nope; never hurted her a gold-digged particle.'" **The satire**: This mocks rural resentment toward automobiles in the early automotive era. The joke plays on the farmer's unexpected indifference—the dog wasn't valuable (not a "gold-digger"), so he bears no grudge. It reflects contemporary tensions between rural and urban/modern lifestyles, with farmers stereotypically portrayed as curmudgeonly about new technology, yet ultimately pragmatic rather than principled in their opposition.