Judge — October 15, 1910 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a humorous amateur art competition with satirical captions mocking various social types and contemporary figures. The **first prize** depicts a lyrebird frightened that "T.R." (Theodore Roosevelt) will add it to his "Ananias club"—Roosevelt's famous public list of politicians and public figures he deemed liars. The joke: even animals fear Roosevelt's sharp judgment. The **second prize** shows a boy covered in mud explaining he got into a "muddle" with a friend—a pun on the word "muddle." Other entries mock: - An eccentric artist signing his work - A waiter serving "rain" (sardonic comment on bad soup) - A man claiming animals never complain about mistreatment - A grocer's joke about "safe crackers" (cookies vs. safecrackers/burglars) The satire targets human folly—vanity, dishonesty, animal cruelty, and wordplay—using visual humor typical of early-20th-century American comedy magazines.