Judge, 1909-01-02 · page 4 of 16
Judge — January 2, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"Barnyard Echoes"** (top): Animals holding protest signs surround a rotund man, asking President-elect Taft to enact reforms. The satire mocks various groups clamoring for the incoming administration's attention—depicted as barnyard creatures making noise rather than substantive demands. **"What Stumped Adam"** (middle-left): A humorous poem about Adam's difficulty naming things, particularly his wife—a pun on the challenge of nomenclature and classification. **"A Revised Saying"** (middle-right): A photograph with accompanying dialogue appears to mock prison conditions or administration. **"A Weather-Strip"** (bottom): A sequential comic strip depicting weather-related mishaps and human reactions. The page reflects early 20th-century American satirical commentary on politics, social issues, and everyday absurdities during the Taft transition period.
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BAR} Chorus’ We would like to call Presi ct Daft’ et n to some needed reforms. THE RUSSIAN NEW YEAR. ON SHIPBOARD. “ USSIA is away behind the tim n almost every way, Poetical person—"* What are the sad waves saying?” “Alas! yea, We, for instance, have had time to forget Sick passenger— That's easy! * Heave up, heave up!” most of our splendid resolutions before the Russian with ca dar gets to the swea| WHAT STUMPED ADAM. HEN Adam found he had a wife His burdens to re He had no doubt of what she But promptly called her I little Cain and Abel came port his knee about, ed them both right off the bat Without an instant’s doubt, When all the animals eame up mes ened them without ado, Each genus classified. » got his Christmas gift, this powers fade; thing A REVISED SAYING. W WILSON, speed, the more NOT? ENOUGH SAID. First reformed xmoker—* So you've cut out the weed at bist? sit —" What part of prison life is the hardest to put up Shake! Hi what kind do you prefer light, — with heavy, or medium? neiet The visitors.’ A WEATHER-STRIP. comicbooks.com