Judge, 1909-09-18 · page 11 of 16
Judge — September 18, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page presents humorous fictional "recollections" of explorer Henry Hudson's arrival in Manhattan, satirizing both the historical encounter and contemporary American attitudes. The cartoon "After the Storm" depicts Hudson meeting Manhattan's Native American inhabitants, who offer to trade the island for "a bottle of ginger ale and twenty-four dollars"—a joke referencing the famous (likely apocryphal) story that Native Americans sold Manhattan for trinkets. The text humorously portrays Hudson interacting with Dutch colonial officials, who interrogate him about the Hudson River's practical value. Hudson's deadpan responses—describing the river as "wet" and suggesting it could be dammed to create a Panama-like canal—mock both Hudson's supposed observations and American commercial ambitions. The satire plays on nostalgia for "Old Home Days" (an actual 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration occurred) while gently ridiculing American greed, the colonial enterprise, and overwrought historical commemoration. The page also contains unrelated period advertisements.
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