Judge, 1901-10-26 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 26, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains three separate humorous pieces: 1. **"The Delights of Autumn"** (poem, left): A nostalgic verse celebrating autumn's sensory pleasures—the smell of corridors, apple blossoms, hay—credited to William J. Lampton. 2. **"Not an Anticipator"** (top cartoon): A domestic scene where a woman tells a man his brother is marrying. The man responds he already knew, deflating her expectation of surprising him with news. 3. **"An Unreliable Guide"** and **"A Lost Opportunity"** (bottom cartoons): Both depict domestic disagreements. The first involves a wife contradicting her husband's dinner-timing advice. The second shows Mr. Newcomb complaining about his wife's expensive bonnet purchase at church. The cartoons satirize marital miscommunication and women's spending habits—common Judge magazine themes reflecting early-20th-century domestic comedy conventions.
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‘THE DELIGHTS OF AUTUMN. AwAY off down the corridors Of autumn I kin ketch ‘The smell uv somethin’ scrumpt- That is comin’ up the stretch. An’ it ain't them spring - time sweetnesses Uv posies and uv Uv apple bloom an’ bustin’ buds An’ likewise new-mowed hays It's somethin’ that is reachin'er Than them, an’ gocs clean through An’ clinches on your diaphragm Like Aunt Jomimy’s glue. It's a fragrunce an’ a odor An’ a'smmell all mixed in one, Like the moonlight an’ the stare light An’ the daylight in the sun, LT kin smell it now a-com Faint an’ fer- T hnow it jist as Thad my 1 It’s the time when Jack Frost *s kind When the ribs Aw’ the punkin pies is ripe. There ain't no melancholy In the days like them, you bet, When your insides thanks your wet cscs NOT AN ANTICIPATOR. EE EN ‘St —* So your brother is to be married? I suppose he is full of joyful anticipations ?”* Away off down the corridores He —" Oh, not at all—he has been married before. you know.” Uv Autumn I kin smell The glory halleluj AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE. An’ T want to whoop an’ yell. wii 3c uve ccording to my appetite, it must be near dinner time.” but your appetite is usually fast.” He A LOST OPPORTUNITY. nting the morning service to his wife. who was unable to attend churci) —" The minister came down terribly on the women of the © wearing twenty-five-dollar bonnets while there is so much destitution about.” Mrs. Newcoms —"‘And did he mention any names?” Mr. Newcos —": No.” Mrs. Newcox (in disappointment)—“' Then | don't suppose folks will ever know how much | paid for mine—it's just so much money wasted! comicbooks.com