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Judge — March 8, 1913 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page collects humorous observations from European satirical publications, translated for American readers. The cartoons and jokes mock social conventions of the early 20th century: **Key targets include:** - **Marriage dynamics**: A German piece jokes that harmony between spouses means mutual incomprehension. - **Women's emancipation**: A London piece sarcastically thanks suffragettes for committing mail-bombing (sprinking acid), which destroys bills. - **Wealth and social pretense**: A Berlin cartoon depicts a woman heavily veiled to hide her inheritance. - **Class and intellect**: A Munich piece suggests a schoolboy isn't afraid of his teacher because the teacher is drunk ("hasn't got a jag on"). - **Women's jealousy**: The final joke implies a female novelist sabotages her own romance plots out of spite. The page demonstrates Judge's practice of republishing European humor to entertain American audiences with foreign perspectives on shared social anxieties about marriage, women's rights, class, and propriety.
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WITH FOREIGN FUNMAKERS Harmony Controls Their Destiny. ““Dort flihrt die schine Else! Die soll ja mit ihrem Manne. dem junzen Knstler, sehr gldeklich sein!” Glficklich? Nun, wie man's nimmt! Sie harmo- nieren allerdings vorti Er veesteht sie nicht, und eie versteht ihn nicht. “There goes the beautiful Elsie! They say she is very happy with her husband, the young artist!’’ “Happy? Well, as you take it! It is true they harmonize splendidly. He does not understand her, and she does not un- derstand him!'’—Fliegende Blaetter (Mu- nich). Our Debt to Suffragettes. Little Miss Muffit Is willing to rough it; Food she refuses to: With manner so placi She sprinkles the acid; We're thankful—our bills go astray! —London Opinion. Wealth Disguised. “Warum geht denn deine Schwiigerin immer so tief verschleiert?” “Gott, sie will nicht durehblicken lassen, dass sie s0 viel Geld mitgekriext hat. “Why does your sister-in-law always go so heavily veiled?”’ “She wants to hide the fact that she has inherited so much money.'’ — Ulk (Berlin). Thought She Might Borrow It. Pour reussir avec les hommes, il faut avoir beau- coup d'adresse. ‘Ob! sois gentile, donne-m’en quelques-unes. “In order to succeed with men, it is necessary to have much address." “Oh, be good and give me some!""—Le Rire (Paris). Home Experience Reflected. “Hast Angst vor'm Lehrer. Peppi?” bs at ja keinen Rausch!” “Are you afraid of the master, Peppi?” “Why, he hasn’t got a jag on!""—Meg- gendorfer Blaetter (Munich). The Lucky Traveler. Rustic passenger (as express dashes by) —By gum! that were a near shave!— Punch (London). > Emancipation. “Man sieht sie jadiesen Winter gar nirgends, gni- diges Fraulein; machen Sie far Keine Gesellschattes mit?” “teh bin ganz zum Wintersport Ubergangen, Auf die Bille denkt Mama immer, sie muss mit.” “We haven’t seen you anywhere this winter, Iniss. Don’t you go in society at all?” “I have taken to winter sports en- tirely. Mamma thinks she must always accompany me to the balls.’’"—Meggen- dorfer Blaetter (Munich). Up Against It. Lady (to Messrs. Cook's official) -I have nothing to declare. What shall 1 say? Official—Say, madam, that you have nothing to declare. Lady—Yes; but suppose something ?—Punch (London). they find A Personal Grouch. “Von Deiner Cousine Amanda habe ich nun schoo drei Romane gelesen! In keinen kriegen sich aber die Liebesparre! Das ist doch merkwrdig !” have read three novels by your cousin Amanda. In none do the lovers marry. Now, that is peculiar!’’ “Oh, not at all! She is much too envious to give others such happiness!” —Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). comicbooks.com | "eee oo mo ee