Judge, 1908-04-25 · page 21 of 24
Judge — April 25, 1908 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes the common scenario of wealthy American heiresses marrying impoverished European aristocrats. The main cartoon depicts an American father negotiating with a foreign "count" seeking to marry his daughter. The count claims to want nothing ("nossing"), but the father—suspicious of fortune-hunting—demands to know what settlement he expects. When the count insists his love is genuine, the outraged American father literally falls out of bed in disbelief at such presumption. The satire targets both the European nobility's mercenary approach to transatlantic marriages and the American nouveau-riche's anxiety about being duped. The exaggerated accent and clichéd protestations of disinterested love mock the transparent charade of such unions. The page also contains unrelated puzzle jokes and a Prudential Insurance advertisement.
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