Judge — April 23, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows an illustration titled "Life in Hunkville" depicting what appears to be a social club or gathering space with classical columns. A banner advertises a "Golf Match Tomorrow" and a "Handicapping Contest Between Cy Scudder and Herm Rogers." The scene satirizes small-town social life, showing various club members gathered under the columns. Signs visible include "Cigars 100 Each" and references to local figures. The image appears to mock the pretensions of provincial society—the grand classical architecture suggests attempts to replicate urban sophistication in a small town setting. The caption indicates this is satirizing how small-town residents attempt to emulate the luxuries and social structures of city dwellers, treating their modest club as if it were an important metropolitan institution.