Judge, 1910-06-11 · page 2 of 16
Judge — June 11, 1910 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** with one satirical poem. The main content is "The Shade of Napoleon Speaks," a poem by William J. Lampton depicting Napoleon's ghost commenting on World War I European affairs. The ghost expresses surprise at modern military scale ("you can do / What I couldn't—to wit, / Make them all throw it"), suggesting the war has surpassed even Napoleon's imperial ambitions in destructiveness. The poem mocks contemporary military leadership by having history's greatest general acknowledge he's been outdone by current generals' capacity for carnage—satire criticizing WWI's unprecedented scale and apparent strategic futility compared to Napoleonic warfare. The remaining page space contains advertisements for Waterman's fountain pens, "The Third Degree" film, and Pond's Extract shaving product.
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