Judge, 1923-03-31 · page 8 of 36
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# "Told at the 19th Hole" - Judge Magazine Satire This page from *Judge* magazine presents humorous aphorisms and observations about golf, socializing, and gender relations, typical of early 20th-century American humor. **The Content:** The main piece by Walter Trumbull consists of witty one-liners and brief anecdotes told at a golf club's "19th hole" (the bar). Topics include a young golfer's charitable hypocrisy, observations about women as bridge players and wives, and golf-related complaints. **The Cartoon:** René Clarke's illustration (bottom) shows a patient in bed hit on the head with a golf club ("rusty midiron"), told a doctor will take him to the golf club—then hopefully hopping to the window. The joke: the injury is being treated dismissively, with the "treatment" being more golf. **The Satire:** The humor reflects 1920s social attitudes: gentle mockery of masculine golf culture, stereotyping of women's logic and behavior as baffling, and understated jokes about injury and domestic dynamics. The piece assumes a male audience familiar with country-club leisure culture.
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@Edwin Levick. HERE was a young golfer named Flaherty, Who spoke of his game with hilarity, Saying, “Winning a bet, I shall keep what I get, But I'll donate my losings to charity.” * * * While carrying a burden up a hill don’t waste breath complaining. * * * A good guessing game is to guess w a woman will go back for after getgin; far as the front door. * * * fig leaf, but the modern af out of a check book. * * * s least that of > used woman use: A woman appr which she is the su * * * The difference between kindly interest and impertinence is the difference in who says it. The Country Club of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, N. J. TOLD AT THE roth HOLE by Walter Trumbull H® NEARED the spot, while hundreds Where villains et not a single voice was ve him from his fate; ning came from hundreds drawn to the scene. was the hero on A moving picture screen. * * +* Some women are bad bridge players because they never can bring themselves to understand why hearts. should be valued above diamonds. + * 8 ore particular about igar than the one worn by his wife. + * #* When you see a girl with an umbrella she may be out looking for a rainbeau or she may be looking out for the owner of the umbrella. Jour beauty I'd immortalize, Strive to make all your dreams come true, Study to grow more fine and wise, For you. should seek a higher goal which I ever knew, I'd make a garden of my soul, For you. re no limits and no bars the things that I would do; I'd snatch from heaven the shining stars, For you. * * * In this short life people spend most of their time on the unimportant things. * * * We always have thought that it would improve some of these pits if from tle bottom there was a tunnel leading to th green. Drawn by Rene CLARKE. Of course you’re sore when you are hit on the head with a rusty midiron, and told that the Doc is down in front to take you to the golf club. And you hop to the window.