Judge — April 16, 1910 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of "Eats 'Em Alive" (Judge, April 16, 1910) This page shows a theatrical advertisement for "T.R. Coming!" described as "The Latest European Novelty." The central image depicts a grotesque caricatured figure in formal attire (white shirt, bow tie, hat) with an exaggerated grinning face, holding what appear to be small figures or creatures in each hand, suggesting consumption or domination. The "T.R." likely refers to Theodore Roosevelt, whose presidency had recently ended (March 1909). The "eats 'em alive" caption and predatory imagery suggest contemporary anxieties about Roosevelt's aggressive political style and controversial policies. The advertisement frames him as a sensational spectacle—a European novelty act—satirizing both his public persona and Americans' fascination with his combative approach to politics and power.