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To: Hebrews 11:6
#8 - Udo Keppler was interesting...it just yells; "...early 1900's"

Looking him up, he & his father (who founded it) were the editors of Puck magazine, America's 1st political cartoon/satire magazine.

I didn't research too deeply, the family was Austrian/German, and I suspect they were of the Marxist bent (could be way off base here, though).

Lest we think the troubles, particularly in the media that we face today are anything 'new', I submit, from Puck, this:


12 posted on 03/01/2023 8:00:19 AM PST by spankalib
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To: spankalib

Yes, I assumed it was an editorial cartoon, because of “GREED” on the sleeves, but I decided to use it anyway because its portrayal of the angry crowd was so convincing.


13 posted on 03/01/2023 8:19:08 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47 -- It's still true!)
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It caught my eye too. I was thinking it might be “Puck” as it was the most radical of the weekly papers of the period. Too much so for it to be “Harpers” or “Judge”.


15 posted on 03/01/2023 8:24:54 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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