Judge — August 23, 1902 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two unrelated satirical cartoons: **Top cartoon ("Hallucinations in the Barnyard"):** A hen appears delusional, imagining she has laid an egg despite her advanced age. The rooster and other barnyard fowl react to her delusions. The satire mocks elderly women or aging in general—suggesting an older female figure behaves irrationally, claiming accomplishments beyond her years. **Bottom cartoon ("Not by Wireless Telegraphy, Either"):** A husband and wife discuss their relationship. When asked if his wife still loves him "in the same old way," the husband replies she sent a letter demanding more money. The joke satirizes modern marriage, suggesting wives' love is transactional—measured by financial demands rather than genuine affection. The "wireless telegraphy" reference (newly invented technology in 1902) appears to mock the husband's naive belief in direct marital communication. Both cartoons use animal/domestic scenarios to mock contemporary social relationships—aging, matrimony, and women's motivations.