Judge, 1909-09-18 · page 4 of 16
Judge — September 18, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct sections: **Upper half:** A serialized diary entry ("Judge's Favorite") attributed to Clara Palmer, describing naval life during what appears to be a military voyage. The accompanying illustration shows a fashionably dressed woman, likely Palmer herself, observing sailors and officers. The diary entries humorously contrast genteel expectations with rough maritime realities—mentions of sea legs, pipe-smoking, and ship's commotion. **Lower half:** Two cartoon panels titled "Not Familiar with the Poke," depicting slapstick comedy. The captions suggest physical mishaps involving students or sailors unfamiliar with some implement or practical joke (the "poke"). The humor is purely situational rather than topical. The page mixes social satire (woman's perspective on military culture) with traditional slapstick comedy.
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May 7th—This rolle of the sea hath a strange dis- quietment which pleseth me n Took m the drugge. Tasteth vilely of tarre. May sth—-After much serehe found sea leg, "Tis ood to May 9th—Gre daie, Ate hearticlie and smoaked a pipe. Spake much with the captayne, he twit ting me much with mine ill- May toth to 25th—Noth- ing doyng. May 26th — Being, able'to mayntane no sayles, Master Fulton praied that he might trie his Bagge of Trycks, which he calleth an injin, and went below, Much noyse of hammering. Dinner tyme. CLARA PALAIS 1N Captayne Hudson wrothe in “Wanana: that he knewe not which was The smoke that rises with and which soote from And toe Jainty lit e Rreat chimney over the ‘le streams, injin. Six 0” th’ clocke, sit- Reminds Juncr, with its tynye ona pipe which cometh miieherte from I wit not, found me to become hot with anger, and rysing, lo, a great cloud of vapour pour nynye mine best pantes, whieh, Sunda Followeth noyse of 8, and, marvelous to behole owl ‘a side began to go about and b . . The crewe fell upon their knees and praied lustilie. Came Master Fulton on decke, JUDGE'S FAVORI synging and dancing. ‘This daie skudded ten legues in four and twenty houres, Captayne Hudson much A WOMAN afrayue'of belog runneiifi for Turlous nay ing. Muaisie— Why is his mustache gray while his hair is black 2° May soth—Shippe's cooke sayeth mine burnes will Daisie—* He exetcises his mouth erore than his head,” heal betimes. This « », the captayne giveth orders to splice the m July 1th—At four o' th’ clocke had twenty fathoms, at e June Ist—Found mineself sleping at the masthede, but how I thirty fathoms;°at nine, two great jugs of beere, this being got there I wit not. 1 fere I walk in mine sle wateh upon the bridge Farre Istes. Find them to lye out of their plac Y sea c duly Lith—As L slept in mine bunke, came a saylor, a-blubber- fourteen le re westerly. ing with fere, saying th schost had tried to take the wheele from June td—Nothing, doynys. hym. (Whereupon on decke, held talk with the ghost. He duly Ist Sounded for the Banke of Newfoundlande. Mystie keth but vi lish, clapping an ‘a°? to the end of each ther. . manly ghost, but nuttie, —S July sd—Becalmed, Fyshing with t F, took two million‘ Me 4 Christfro Colom—sayla much shippa at coddes. After supper lost one——it bein, h. ly 17th—-This night being warme, slept on decke, Waked me aly gth—Ci mong a great fleete of nchmen, which a mightie insect having bitten me. pake to them in their own tongue, but met with a ne, it biteth aga to Ameri Jeertiaing paagen NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE POKE. 1. Art student—" Poor, dear creature | has become entangled in he heifer (making a lunge)—"* Ma-a-a-a ! the fence. I must liberate it at once.” Student (angrily)—"'1 ain't your ma! If I was, you bet your life I'd take an ax and break your infernal neck.””