Judge — November 19, 1881 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a sequential comic strip satirizing a character named Hans Von Tinklespaugh, a caricatured German immigrant (suggested by the German name and checkered clothing). The narrative shows Hans attempting to shoot dachshunds ("dine dogs"), which references the anti-German sentiment during the World War I era, when German-origin things—including dachshunds—faced prejudice in America. The joke appears to mock both Hans's bumbling attempts and American hostility toward German cultural symbols. The strip progresses from his failed hunting expedition through various humorous mishaps with the dogs, ending with his return to his shop. The visual style and crude caricature are typical of early 20th-century American political satire, reflecting xenophobic attitudes of the period.