Judge — June 29, 1907 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical cartoon about meat price inflation. A farmer/rancher figure (labeled "THE COMMON PEOPLE") holds two young children while standing between horned cattle. Signs reference "PACKING PRICES FOR MEAT" and "10 PER CENT INCREASE IN MEAT." The cartoon critiques how ordinary families suffer when meat prices rise—the farmer represents working-class people caught between livestock producers and price increases. The children emphasize the human cost of inflation on family budgets. The large horned cattle in the foreground suggest the livestock industry driving prices upward. The satirical point: while cattle industry profits grow, ordinary consumers and their families bear the burden of inflation. This likely reflects early 20th-century economic tensions over food prices and corporate agricultural practices.