Judge, 1910-10-22 · page 7 of 16
Judge — October 22, 1910 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon mocks the relentless pursuit of wealthy businessmen by newspapers and reporters. The protagonist, "Mr. Moneybag," attempts to escape public scrutiny by vacationing in various locations—mountains, seaside, even underwater—but journalists track him everywhere, demanding quotations on topics ranging from capital-labor relations to fishing advice. The joke targets both the invasive nature of early 20th-century journalism and the absurdity of treating a financier's vacation opinions as newsworthy. Each panel shows reporters from different publications interrupting his rest with increasingly ridiculous requests, culminating in a diver demanding a "pre-mortem statement" from the ocean floor. The satire reflects broader anxieties about press intrusion, sensationalism, and the manufactured celebrity of wealthy industrialists during the Gilded Age era.
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1 Chorus of newspaper bores —“* Oh, Mr. 2. Reporter—"* Pardon the intrusion upon your privacy, Mr. Moneybag, the Moneybag, what is your opinion on the respect- subscribers of the ‘ Fisherman's Guide Book ’ want your photo and a carica- ive relations of capital and labor, the effect of ture of yourself, with your opinion on fishing as a means of dodging the bug- land irrigation upon Western railroads, and "" etc bears of life, and whether you deem it advisable to spit on the hook,"’ etc. JUST one mone , Word Preate! 3. Mr. Moneybag—"* At last I'm away from the inquisitive world and that pest, the reporter.” Vewes from acroplanes—" Kindly, Mr. Money~ bag, give me your opinion of things from ycur present point of view." + Moncybag—"' Surely there must be rest at the bottom of the sea !"* 6. Diver —"''The Submarine News-gathering Bureau requests your ante-mortem statemeat on the sensations of a deep- sea demise," etc. oe: WEeL Le ) “3 BE Dina’D — aoe, 4. Reporter—* The readers of the Sunday Blabber would like to know how you like complete rest and isolation in the mountains? How long are you going to stop here, and where are you going next ?"* etc THE TRIBULATIONS OF A BUSY FINANCIER SEEKING REST. comicbooks.com