Judge — April 20, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"The Trying Problem of the Button and the Boom"** - A commentary on presidential campaign buttons and "booms" (grassroots movements). The satire suggests these promotional items are ubiquitous and somewhat absurd, with the joke that buttons necessarily precede booms in political campaigns. 2. **"The Remaking of Male Man by Cookery"** - This section mocks the idea that cooking reform could improve masculine character. It sarcastically suggests that teaching men to cook (through bread, spider, pepper, etc.) could restore "power" and create a "renaissance of the culinary arts among" men—likely poking fun at early 20th-century domestic reform movements. 3. **Brief political/social commentary items** covering diverse topics: Carnegie libraries, Brother Hearst, Thomas Fortune Ryan, and various international news items. The cartoons appear illustrative rather than the primary focus.