Judge, 1923-04-14 · page 8 of 36
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# "Told at the 19th Hole" - Judge Magazine Analysis This page features a golf-themed humor column by Walter Trumbull. The cartoon depicts a golfer hitting a golf ball, with two figures observing from a bridge above—one asking if the other is "the guy the papers is talking about, Lord Carnarvon." **The Reference:** This likely alludes to Lord Carnarvon, the British aristocrat who funded Tutankhamun's tomb excavation in Egypt (early 1920s). The joke appears to be that someone notable is present at the Rockaway Hunt Club in Long Island, New York. **The Satire:** The column mixes sentimental poetry with satirical one-liners mocking contemporary issues: prohibition enforcement ("swear off smoking"), pacifism, state legislation banning evolution education, and Russian education. The humor targets legislative absurdity—particularly American lawmakers passing restrictive laws while appearing uneducated themselves. **Context for Modern Readers:** The evolution reference reflects 1920s-era fundamentalist opposition to Darwinian teaching in schools, a recurring American controversy. The column's tone is typical period satirical commentary on social attitudes and governance.
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©Edwin Levick TOLD AT THE 19th HOLE by Walter Trumbull “Say, mister, ain’t that the guy QoMEWHERE you must exist, the papers is talking about, Lord SO Unknown, [never yet have held Carnarvon?” kissed Tender and brave and generous and t With love to give such as I've sav you. Some day we two shall meet. How simple everything will be sweet: Eyes secking eyes, hands reaching out for hands, A heart that speaks to one which under- stands, No se'fishness, no pride, No cowardliness shall part us, side | side Our souls shall press until they fuse a flame And prove love and eternity the same. * * * You may hear i. spoken of sneering! but if anybody's going to crack it car lessly give us the hard boiled * * One of the quickest: ways divorce is to swear off smoking. * + * There would be scarcely any wars the pacifists weren't so militant. * * * Certain States are considering bills to prohibit the teaching of evolution in t schools. But how will they keep tl children. from speculating ‘upon wh makes the legislators look that way? * + + Don't look over some of the laws and : | regulations passed by our legislators and j{ then read of the need of education AN \ if {| Russia. You might hurt yours | laughing. \ oe ‘To give a woman real cause for reflee- tion put her in a room with a mirror. comicbooks.com