Judge, 1915-12-25 · page 15 of 29
Judge — December 25, 1915 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This political cartoon from *Judge* magazine depicts a medical scene where a doctor is extracting something from a patient's throat or mouth. The caption reads "EXRALOCATES A FOREIGN OBJECT" (likely "EXTRLOCATES" with OCR error). The satire appears to reference a contemporary political or social issue involving removal of a "foreign object"—possibly an immigrant, foreign influence, or unwanted foreign element—from American society. The medical framing suggests treating this removal as a necessary health/safety procedure. Without the publication date visible, I cannot identify the specific historical context, political figures involved, or which particular foreign policy debate this targets. The caricature style and dramatic rendering suggest commentary on nativist or isolationist sentiment, but the exact reference remains unclear.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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