Judge, 1905-05-20 · page 14 of 16
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This satirical piece mocks **Charles Hatfield**, a real rainmaker who contracted to produce eighteen inches of rainfall in California between December and May. The cartoon ridicules the notion that Hatfield—operating from Altadena with chemical apparatus and a tall chimney—could actually control weather through pseudo-scientific methods. The satire highlights the absurdity of hiring someone to manufacture rain, comparing Hatfield's dubious claims to California's other fantastical figures like Luther Burbank (the "flower wizard" who bred new plant varieties). The accompanying letter—purportedly from a British agricultural society—adds mock-earnest humor by describing ridiculous results from using Hatfield's rainwater. The joke reflects early-1900s skepticism toward unproven scientific claims and get-rich-quick schemes, while poking fun at California's reputation for attracting eccentric characters promising miraculous results.
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ATS: plenlul smother her with violets of let her slowly his ied — famish vid bonbons; or we might his California is making a record in many | weigh her down with a beautiful hat 'so ds lines, ‘There is the flower wizard, e{beavy with plumes that her young. lite ay = who can tike a burdock | was sapped of vitality—we could think of PASTOR JOLNSON'S 5 wa geranium and by |dozens of ways of bringing her to a sort * Pere man what's doin’ er thi aience produce a sort! of tender, joytul finish, But here isa real wo at's tall 1) Johnson wat to! hundred it,” deckares P of violet potato, Apr nances the fallow | pos of Burbank’s pert Contents of Mlustrations : rribly Destrue t pee of photographs showing the devastatin: of the fire of the bie sieve Kussian defenses during the sic © Power of Japan's Artillery"; ctfeet uns which battered the ve of Port Arthur. Wartime Incidents in’ the Capital of Japan"; vealing the patriotism of the people of “Tokio, as mmanitested in honors to the nation’s defenders. tricians for the American Navy": viving elimpses of the school at the Brooklyn Navy Vord. in which sailor lads learn the mysteries of clec tre apparatus and become skilled wircless-tek operilors, » Military ment Training | ‘aph Props of Santo” Domingo’s Govern- views of the antique fortifications and types | of the troops that enable President: Morales to. re- main in power, Vinateur Prize Photowraph Contest.” in which various things of interest are portrayed hy with the camera ab tor Ontdoor Sports at Columbia t LESLIE’S WEEKLY May 18, 1905 who Chooses a shoe-str Girly are funny, as the best bd | Fiery were out. > ease Y sity ¢ representing the oarsmen and the ball- players practicing industriously. Letterpress : * Morales, the Roosevelt of Santo Domingo,” by Rutherford Corbin; a readable review of the public career of the president of the troubled litte republic. “The Shadows of War in the Capital of Japan,” by Eleanor Franklin; a vivid description of scenes and conditions in ‘Tokio at the present time. “The Dramatic Craze in the Colleges,” by Wil POS. Earle; an interesting iustrated account of the production of a play by college students. “Mining as a Profitable Industry an excellent: and convincing statem matter of intense interest toa large number of peopl “The Man in the Auto"; Alex Schwalbach’s pleasing gossip about automobile matters. by © Jasper"; nt concernir » Jasper’s Hints to Money-makers ": indispensable to every man who is attempting to make moncy in Wall Street. eecece ne eee eee tennant ee ee eemeneeeeeeeetieetntnentettnttntnet | comicbooks.com