Judge — November 1, 1902 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains several distinct satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine: **"Passé"** and **"A Dire Threat"** are poems mocking outdated social conventions and senatorial decorum, respectively—the latter depicting senators quarreling over parliamentary procedure. **"Getting Impatient"** is a brief dialogue joke about marriage engagements. **"Hard on the Trust"** features a humorous exchange about feeding poets, likely satirizing either artistic patronage or food scarcity during an economic crisis. **"Just Missed Them"** is a four-panel comic strip showing two men chasing what appears to be an automobile or some vehicle through countryside, with dialogue suggesting they've "just missed" catching it. The humor derives from the physical comedy and the era's relationship with emerging automotive technology. The illustrations use period pen-and-ink style typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines.