Judge, 1917-01-27 · page 20 of 28
Judge — January 27, 1917 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects international satirical cartoons and jokes, likely from WWI-era publications. The humor addresses contemporary concerns: **"The Mouths of Babes"** (French source) satirizes children playing a blockade game, declaring chocolate "contraband"—referencing actual German wartime blockades and food rationing that affected civilians. **"Quite Unnecessary"** mocks a coastguard objecting to an artist ("vorticist") drawing the harbor, requiring permission—poking fun at wartime bureaucratic overreach and security paranoia. **The German name joke** ridicules the absurdly long Germanic names (Nepomuk von Murgelstein Wurgelberg Steinbach), suggesting paper shortage makes brevity necessary—satirizing both German naming conventions and wartime material scarcity. **The musical performance anecdote** jokes about a visitor praising a daughter's piano playing of the "Mignon Overture"—likely gentle mockery of pretentious musical culture. The page's framing as "foreign" humor allows Judge to present international wartime observations and cultural stereotypes to American readers.
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