Judge — March 20, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine, March 20, 1915 The left page advertises Collier's magazine, promoting Senator Albert Beveridge's exclusive account of meeting Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I. The text emphasizes this was the Kaiser's first contact with any foreigner since the war began, making it a significant diplomatic moment. Beveridge also met Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Admiral von Tirpitz. The right page shows Judge's masthead and table of contents. The satire appears directed at American media's fascination with German leadership during WWI—presenting Beveridge's access as extraordinary while implicitly questioning the propaganda value of such encounters. The competing magazines' race to publish insider accounts of enemy leaders reflects American neutrality-era curiosity about the conflict.