Judge, 1908-02-08 · page 12 of 16
Judge — February 8, 1908 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page features "The Road Hog," a satirical poem accompanying a caricature of a reckless automobile driver. The piece mocks early 20th-century motorists who drove dangerously and arrogantly on public roads. The "road hog" is portrayed as a tyrant—a man whose eyes "blaze with a furious gaze," driving a vehicle that scatters pedestrians and horses with petulant disregard. The satire targets the social menace of speeding, aggressive drivers who treated roads as personal domains, terrorizing other travelers. Lines like "A tyrant he in a hand-cart's way" and references to his "treacherous tires" emphasize how automobiles, then still novel luxury items, represented dangerous privilege. The accompanying verses in *London Chronicle* style reinforced the message: wealthy motorists posed physical and moral threats to society. This reflects genuine contemporary anxiety about automobiles as instruments of reckless behavior by the privileged class. The remainder is largely period advertising (bitters, wine, real estate guides).
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