Judge — December 30, 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a New Year's themed satirical cartoon from *Judge* magazine, copyright 1904. It depicts the symbolic transition between years: a cherub or putto labeled "1906" (visible on its body) stands outside a building marked "Times Unlimited Exp[ress]," watching as the old year (1905) departs. A figure in classical dress appears to be leaving or being ejected from the structure, while others gesture from within. The cartoon plays on the common Victorian tradition of personifying years as characters—the outgoing year as an aging figure and the incoming year as an infant or child. The "Times Unlimited Express" building suggests time's unstoppable forward motion. The exact satirical point regarding specific 1905 events remains unclear without fuller context, but the overall message celebrates the passage from one year to the next.