Judge, 1918-11-09 · page 11 of 36
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# "The American Abroad" – Judge Magazine Satire (1914) The top cartoon mocks American tourists' frantic pace abroad during early WWI. It contrasts "Doing Europe in the Spring of 1914" (pre-war leisurely travel) with "And Today" (wartime rushed tourism), showing Americans frantically cramming sightseeing while conflict erupts around them—satirizing the American "hurry-up habit" of treating travel like a checklist. Below, brief satirical items attack Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II as a prehistoric brute ("hang-over from Attila") and tactlessly crooked. Other quips mock wartime absurdities: the Constitution becoming "Verboten" (forbidden, like German rules), a "Foodless Exhibit" referencing food shortages, and inflated rhetoric. A cartoon shows a theater manager with a mechanical applause button—satirizing false enthusiasm or propaganda. The page reflects American attitudes during 1914: viewing the Kaiser as barbaric, anxiety about constitutional freedoms, and somewhat detached amusement at European chaos.
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