Judge, 1915-08-21 · page 9 of 28
Judge — August 21, 1915 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains **humorous short pieces and poems** typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines—not political cartoons, but social commentary through wit. **Key pieces:** 1. **"A Converted Landsman"** — A romantic poem where a man, previously seasick, has fallen in love with a yachting enthusiast and now romanticizes sailing. The joke: love makes him overlook his actual discomfort. 2. **"Didn't Extend Herself"** — A woman claims she had men "following" her at a resort without effort, implying her attractiveness. The humor relies on the era's dating culture and women's fashion/appearance. 3. **"A Qualified Indorsement"** — A pessimist gives backhanded praise: a man was "fine" *if* he's definitely dead. Dark humor about an unpopular person. 4. **"A Key to Success"** — A young man wins over his prospective father-in-law simply by teaching him a new dance step—trivializing courtship/approval. These pieces satirize **romantic relationships, gender dynamics, and social climbing** through light, often cynical humor characteristic of the era.
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Mart A Converted Landsman MUST confess, with some distress, I once detested sailing; The rise and dip of any ship Would set my heart a-quailing. And yet of late, through chance or fate Orsome such kindred antic, About the free and bright blue sea I've grown to be ro- mantic, Though I aver I still prefer The beach unto the billow, The ocean's wide and swaying tide Has come to haunt my pillow. I dream of things like seagulls’ wings And boats that go gavotting, And all through this—a winsome miss Who's very fond of yachting. I'd brave the wave, the winds that rave, If we might be together. The skies might gloom, the tempests loom; ‘Twould all seem sunny weather. Her charming wiles, her roguish smiles, I'm so completely wrapped in, I'd feel elate to be her mate, And let her be the captain! —Clinton Scotland. Didn't Extend Herself May—So you had all the men following you at that summer resort? Maude—Yes. It was really too easy. Why, my three most extreme bathing suits I didn’t even have to wear at all. —Tom’s playing a lot of golf. these days me he was single from choice. alone. 1 wonder why. A Qualified Indorsement “Yes,"" said J. Fuller Gloom, the de- servedly unpopular pessimist, ‘the Hon, Dodd Gastum was a fine fellow and an able man—that if you are absolutely certain he’s dead!" Mean Mrs. Crawford—What did your husband say about all the coupons you'd saved? Mrs. Crabshaw—He told me to get myself a Christmas present with them, * For goodness sake! “*T left them on the rocks and th Martha—Molly turned him down, Martha—Yes; but it’s her choice. Martin—Why, she told The Skeeter HE skeeter is a bird of prey, Which flies about at night. About three-eighths of it is beak, And five-eighths appetite, And fifteen-eighths or so And nineteen-eighths A Key to Success Dyer—How did Litely overcome Gotrox's objections to him as a prospective son in- law? Ryer—He taught him a new dance step. buzz, s bite. Robert, where are your clothes ?"” y floated off, but it doesn't matter. They were my old ones comicbooks.com