Judge, 1908-09-19 · page 16 of 16
Judge — September 19, 1908 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is a children's comic story, not political satire. It depicts young Johnny and anthropomorphic teddy bears discovering barrels beneath an apple tree. Tempted by the fruit, they climb up and accidentally end up inside barrels, which a nearsighted farmer seals shut. The barrels are shipped to a German-American farmer named Hermann Ryder, who plans to convert them to cider. When he opens them, he's shocked to find teddy bears instead of apples. The humor relies on slapstick mishap and the absurdist surprise ending. The German character "Hermann Ryder" with his dialect ("Mein Gott!") reflects early 1900s American popular culture's casual use of ethnic caricature for comedic effect. This appears to be promotional material for an upcoming children's book series by Judge Company, priced at 60 cents.
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Siage LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE TEDDY BEARS. THE TEDDIES HAVE A GREAT SURPRISE; THEY MIGHT BE BAKED {N APPLE PIES! 1, One day the Teds and Johnny found 2. The tempting sight was far too grand Some barrels standing on the ground, For Johnny's morals to withstand. And on the tree, right overhead, John and the ‘Teds, in half a minute, Were apples big and ripe and red. Are climbing up the tree, and in it, 4. John drops and flies; the ‘Teds, in fear, ump in the barrel standing near. The farmer, somewhat short of sight, a Nails up the ‘Teds, to John's delight. m, wner of the farm. 5. Now, all the barrels nailed and ready 6. Old Hermann smiles and says (Including one packed full of ‘Teddy) And starts to open up the fruit. Are shipped and sent to Hermann Ryder, “Mein Gott!" he cries, ‘* vat haf ve here?” To be converted into cider. As Teds instead of fruit appear. d COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY JUDGR COMPANY, PUBLIBIERS, FIFTH AVENUR AND MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK. ‘The First Series of the adventures of “Little Johnny and the Teddy Bears” is now ready in handsome book form. Price, 60 cents. For sale by jealers everywhere, or sent postpaid upon receipt of price by Judge Company, Filth Avenue and Madison Square, New York. comicbooks.com