Judge, 1902-03-08 · page 2 of 16
Judge — March 8, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical poetry and prose mocking German culture and philosophy, likely from the WWI era when anti-German sentiment was high in American publications. "The Flanneled Philosopher" parodies German intellectual pretension. The poems mock German figures and customs—references to "Prinz Heinrich," Hamburg cheese, and the Kaiser suggest contemporary German political figures. The repeated phrase "Hoch, hoch, for the Kaiser!" satirizes German militarism. The bottom cartoon "What He Meant" shows a domestic scene where a housewife misunderstands a visitor's inquiry about children, humorous wordplay without obvious political content. Overall, the page reflects wartime American ridicule of German culture and militarism through exaggerated dialect and stereotypes common to Judge's satirical approach during this period.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THE JUDGE BUILDING, 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Terms to Subscribers. UNITED STATES AND CANADA WH ADVANCE. One copy, one year, or s2 numbers =~ One copy, su months, of 28 numbers.» “ks Ore copy: for thirwen weeks = facloding the Cumistsias J FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS—To all foreign countries in the postal union, $5.00.a year. aan Orrich—Henry Bright, manager, Beyce Building, Chicage, EUROPEAN SALES-AGENTS—/nfermational mews conipany, Bream’s building, Chancery lane, ane det Opera, Parts; Saarbach's news exchange, Mains, butions sent fo the Art Department should address written plainly on each and every separate sketch. The accompanying joke or ess should in every instance be writ its Individval picture, and NOT ‘stamps fo the full amount of postage Is also required, it accepted. HE HAMBURGER sang to the limburger cheese, “ Prinz Heinrich is come from way over the seas.’? The limburger sighed to the Hamburger steak, “ Hurrah for the Prinz for the Emperor’s sake!” 'Twas then cooed the pretzel, all shimmer and shine, “ Hoch, hoch, for the Kaiser, zwei beer, Wacht am Rhein!” And then the bologna popped out on the deck And barked for the Kaiser till red in the neck. + Then hoched they together, Till heard round the block, Oh, hochetty, hochetty, Hochetty, hoch ! The leberwurst chuckled and capered with grace; A rosy smile lighted the blood-pudding’s face. And then the frankfurter, with sauerkraut trimmed, Sang “ Hoch for the Kaiser of lustre undimmed.”” "Twas then the smierkiise caught the head-cheese impearled With a rapturous smile, and they whirled and they whirled, And the others joined in, and they danced and they danced, And whistled their music and shouted entranced, “Hoch, hoch, for the Kaiser! Who sticks to his Bock. Oh, hochetty, hochetty, Hochetty, hoch !”” HE FLANNELED PHILOSOPHER is the man who casts contumely on the passing zephyr whose vernal breath is hyacinthine, and clings as fondly unto his heavy undertogs even as fondly as they cling unto him, and thereby does not become a flaneled fool of a genus probably undreamed of in Mr. Kipling’s philosophy. THE kaltes spanterkel Was cutting a circle, Which made the old rinderbrust grin. The blithe hasenpfeffer Then leaped like a heifer, The schnitzel to sneeze did begin. And soon the braunschweiger To zimmt kuchen dear Sang, ** Prosit, gesundheit! Prinz Heinrich is here!” From the fingers of Gretchen The sardels and swetchen Like gaensefett slipped softly away. The ancient schweinsrippchen Then had a conniption, And danced with lachs-schinken all day. And kartoffelkloessen Sang sweetly and clear, “ Oh, nixcumarousebach ! Prinz Heinrich is here!” WE ARE TOLD that nearly every musical instrument shows the effect of the progress of the world; and as the violin has been more or less neglected, the pertinent question is now asked, Can this time-honored instrument be improved?’ All impartial judges will agree that it will never be improved in the hands of the average man who attempts to discourse tender melodies upon it. In such a case it is the player that needs improve- ment and not the violin, which must almost feel like bursting asunder with pain and indignation at so rough and unmusical a handling. It is a great pity that some inventive genius will not put upon the market a machine that will play upon the violin and draw from it all its subtlest phases of melody. This machine might be worked by foot, so that a rendition of the “ Carnival of Venice "vould be equal to climbing a mountain. This would make it a training-machine which would give it a double value. A more utilitarian view would be to have the machine so constructed that it could be hitched to a sewing-machine or a wash-tub. It would lighten the labor on each, and in the case of the wash-board it might, by being set to play tunes suited to the nationality of the servant, cause her to be satisfied and stay. But if men will persist in believing that they can play upon this dif- ficult instrument, it might be well to have a stringless violin, which could be used like the clavier which never thrives and blossoms to give the slightest offense. ™sS WHAT HE MEANT. House-acenr- House-nunrer: lave you any children?” Yes: but they are very quiet and well-behaved,"” Hovse-scrnt—"" Oh, but | mean have you any children living, ma’am ?” comicbooks.com