Judge — August 3, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several brief satirical items and a cartoon titled "A Puzzler." The cartoon depicts three disheveled men in conversation, with the caption indicating wordplay about a criminal lawyer. The humor relies on the double meaning of "criminal lawyer"—someone who defends criminals versus someone who is themselves criminal. The text items above mock contemporary figures: Abdul Hamid (Ottoman Sultan), Pierpont Morgan (wealthy financier), and General Daniel E. Sickles (Civil War veteran). They use quick zingers about these men's personal scandals and failings—lost wives, discontinued poetry, military exposure—typical of Judge's gossipy satirical style targeting prominent public figures of the era. The overall tone is irreverent commentary on wealthy and powerful men's foibles.