Judge, 1916-08-05 · page 5 of 28
Judge — August 5, 1916 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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The main illustration shows a bearded man on a beach telling another figure, "Jonah—I expect I'll have some trouble getting people to believe this!" This references the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale, humorously suggesting the teller has experienced something equally improbable. Below are three sections of golf-related humor and philosophy: **"The Optimistic Golfer"** presents upbeat verses about life's brightness despite difficulties. **"Queries by the Links-Side"** contains humorous questions about golf's appeal and golfers' peculiar obsessions, credited to Albert E. Hoyt. **"Hardly Never"** features a simple cartoon with a character named "G. Golf" answering whether it rains in London. The page satirizes both golf culture's absurdity and Victorian-era optimism through lighthearted verse and comic commentary.
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; . Gfo. joey Jonah—I expect The Optimistic Golfer OOKS as if the world is brighter ‘Than in former days, Even if the market's tighter And the lank wolf stays; Troubles, all imaginary, | DX Gather day by day, But “an 81, slight vary,” Wipes them all away Looks as if the world. is LS better Than it used to be, Even if the rain seems wetter And the lightning fr Even though Old Worry’s thunder ynstantly we hear— I've a forearm putt... a wonder That I've learned this year Looks as if the world is cleaner Than it used to be; Life itself, friends, is serener; Leastwi: For my worry is behind me, Running all the whi Wrinkles nevermore can find me— Lhave found my : Walter Utting. Guide Some men will look you straight in the eye and sell you a set of books. I'll have some trouble getting people to believe this! Queries by the Links-Side Wi’ is the foursome so apt to be some? Why is it that a man always in the hole on the links, in business is never in it? Why is it that a man, sixty if he is a day—sedentary, short of breath, and shorter of temper—suddenly conce' the idea that his mission in life is to make a new golf record? Why is it a man, ruddy of counte- hance, pretentious of F confounds fondness for the sausage links with adapt- ability to the golf links? Why do men suppose breadth of beam to be synonymous with readiness of reach? Why—above all, why is the caddy? Particularly the boy who said to you: “We drew cuts to-day!” “Oh,” you said, gratified, ‘‘and you drew me!” No,” he replied, morosely, “he drew the other s everybody talk golf? Why does everybody else talk golluf? Albert E, Hoyt. The man who puts the con in conven- tion seldom puts the dough in donation. Hardly Never Brown—Is it always raining in London? Green—No, sometimes it is just going to or just has. icbooks.com