Judge — April 7, 1906 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains multiple satirical news items and illustrations typical of Judge's format. The main article, "The American Soldier at Dajo Mountain," describes a military conflict involving American troops and Moro fighters in what appears to be the Philippines, criticizing the Roosevelt administration's handling of the situation. Other brief items mock contemporary figures and events: a head-line about Philadelphia transit, a quip about a wealthy young Waldorf Astor's finances, and commentary on high-class painters' troubles with commissions. The most developed satire concerns Chief Weather-Man Moore of Washington, D.C., mocking the government's weather service and suggesting Moore's incompetence makes weather predictions unreliable. The accompanying illustration emphasizes this through visual humor about meteorological failures.