Judge — May 30, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains satirical commentary on Indiana's geography and characteristics, along with unrelated comic sketches. The main text mocks Indiana as an "agricultural state" with unremarkable features—its soil, booms (economic and literal plant growth), and general character. The satire presents Indiana as unremarkable and emphasizes its flatness and lack of distinction. The lower illustration labeled "NO WONDER" depicts a wealthy uncle on horseback telling a child (Crolly) that he is "very rich" and the child's sole heir. The child (Edith) replies she's unsurprised by his generosity—the joke being the uncle's obvious wealth makes his willingness to share an inheritance logical rather than remarkable. The page's various section headers ("THE USUAL WAY," "NO ROOM FOR HIM") introduce separate comic vignettes unrelated to the main Indiana satire.