Sädemed (Sparks) was an Estonian satirical magazine published by Postimees in Tartu between 1905 and 1934.
The magazine was founded by Karl August Hindrey, and its main purpose was to mock Jaan Tõnisson's opponents. The magazine's first publisher and editor was Jaan Tõnisson. The magazine was also published as a supplement to Elu (from October 1907 to August 1908), edited by Anton Jürgenstein.
Sädemed was issued monthly from 1905 to 1915, except for June to September 1907, when it was not published. Instead, Wirmalised was published in August 1907. Sädemed did not appear from 1916 to 1922, appeared monthly from 1923 to 1924, and was issued weekly from 1925 to 1934. From 1932 to 1933, Sädemed was published as an extra page of the newspaper Maamees (1929–1935), and from 1935 to 1940 it appeared on the pages of Postimees once a week below a horizontal divider.
Editors Sädemed had several different editors through its publication history:
Jaan Tõnisson: 1905–1906 Jüri Tõnisson: 1906–1907 : 1908–1915, 1915–1918, 1919–1921 Artur Paulmeister: 1914–1915 Leonhard Wilhelm Johann Neuman: 1915 Johan Viik: 1918–1919 Jüri Eltermann: 1921–1923 Hugo Kuusner: 1924–1928 Anton Jürgenstein: 1925–1927 Yri Naelapea: 1925–1927 Hugo Villi Kukke: 1928–1930 Richard Janno: 1929–1931
Contributors The following persons contributed to Sädemed:
Hendrik Adamson Artur Adson Vello Agori (Gori), caricaturist Marta Bekker caricaturist A. Feldmann, photo correspondent August Gailit Otto Grossschmidt Oskar Gustavson Karl August Hindrey, caricaturist and managing editor (1905–1915, 1923) Viktor Holst E. Jäger Aleksander Jõeäär Ervin Kade , caricaturist
Hanno Kompus Jaan Koort, illustrator Bernhard Krug Otto Krusten, caricaturist and editor (1923)
, cover illustrator (1930 nos. 9, 15, 1931 no. 1) Juhan Mägi Oskar Mänd Kusta Mannermaa Eduard Männik Mait Metsanurk Gustav Mootse Herman Niggol
, caricaturist Jaan Oks Jüri Parijõgi Karl Parts, publisher Marje Pedajas
Hugo Raudsepp
Karl Eduard Sööt Gustav Suits Edur Tasa , caricaturist, illustrator, and editor (1927 no. 47 – 1931) Terje Tõeveer
, caricaturist Enn Tuuling
Arnold Vihvelin, caricaturist (1920 no. 33) Henrik Visnapuu
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