Judge, 1898-07-02 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 2, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This appears to be a WWI-era satirical page (likely 1898, based on the Spanish-American War reference in the top cartoon). The content includes: **Top cartoon**: A man ("Schwiilbaum") is confronted at what appears to be a beer hall or park, accused of lacking patriotic fervor and not contributing enough to war efforts—satirizing German-Americans during wartime suspicion. **Middle section**: Poems and dialogues mocking various war-related attitudes, including reluctance to volunteer and complaints about summer resort disruptions. **Bottom cartoons**: Two "Fourth of July Incident" panels depicting a fox and porcupine, using animals as metaphors—likely satirizing foolish wartime provocations or unexpected consequences of aggressive behavior. The overall theme critiques both excessive and insufficient patriotism, alongside the disruptions war causes to civilian life.
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HAD TO GO BACK ON HIS "BLUFF." SCHWILLBAUM (whore sight isn’t good’) —"* Mein frient, I neffer gif you all der peer you gan trink any more for den cendts. You haf too mooch gabacity. You gant vork me for no chump some more alreatty. A FOURTH OF JULY CROAKER. [¥ SPIRIT I am sad to-day, My fancies all are solemn ; I dream of cannon far away — War thrills my spinal column, Tam completely out of sorts, My thoughts I’ can't dissemble ; Old Glory in my grief disports— I chatter and I tremble. In my mind’s eye the rockets bloom, And pin-wheels, wildly whirring. Within my soul the purple gloom Keep stirring, stirring, stirring. 1am the humblest, meanest thing, I'm airy nothing’s scion ; I'm like a craven, though a king, Lam the British lion, Re A, MENKITFRICK. AS BAD AS EVER. Madge —“On account of the war, I guess there will be no lack of men at the summer resorts this year.” Marjorie —* But ‘what good will they be? Those fellows who NO TREASURY. THOUGH conquer Spain we shall and must, With victories sare and many, We cannot make her bite the dust Because she hasn't any. PROVOKED PATRIOTISM. Jack Fiancé —“ Pardon if 1 am somewhat cold and drawn away from you to-night. May Whiff— Why, Jack, you said I might eat onions if I wished.” Jack Fiancé —" Yes, but I did- n't say that you were to eat Spanish onions,” NO NEED OF IT. Wingate (at the boarding- house table, to Mrs. Sighnomore)— “ This is an unexpected pleasure, to see you at dinner again. I thought you had changed boarding-places.” Mrs. Sighnomore—“No; V've decided to remain—1 had my stomach removed yesterday.” STARBOARD BILL ment became general LANDLUBBER JACK—"A good deal like a summer girl's engagement.” were afraid to volunteér wouldn't enter into any engagements.” A FOURTH-OF-JULY INCIDENT, 1, Foxy—*'T'll just let this old fellow know it’s the fourth of July.” 2, But Foxy didn’t expect such an explosion. comicbooks.com