Judge, 1904-02-06 · page 4 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1904 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains mixed content: a whimsical poem titled "A Nonsense Song" by Caroline Wells about an imaginary "Land of Lookalee" with absurd imagery (pickles, nickels, wax, water-cresses, parrots, owls drinking taffy tea). Below are two cartoon sequences with social humor: **"What She Meant"**: A man at a station misunderstands a woman's request to send her "drag" (carriage), interpreting it as something else—the joke playing on communication mishaps between genders. **"The Effect"**: Shows Miss Pest striking Ferdy with some force, leaving him appearing dazed. The humor relies on physical comedy and the unexpected consequences of Miss Pest's actions—typical early 20th-century magazine humor emphasizing slapstick and domestic/social awkwardness rather than specific political satire.
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A NONSENSE SONG. —=OME with me, oh, come with me, To the land of Loo-la-lee, Where the pickles and the nickels Grow upon.the tubsy tree ; Where the cows wear rufiled dresses Made of wax and water-cresses ; Where the parrots live on carrots And the owls drink taffy tea. ‘Come with me across the sea To the land of Loo-la-lee, Where the golden-haired canaries Row their boats across the prairies ; Where the whaley dances gayly As upon his tail he spins, Holding fans in all his fins. Oh, such merry things you'll see In the land of Loo-la-lee! Come with me, oh, come with me! CAROLYN WELLS. NGAGE I feel as if I'd like to vault And turn an airy somersault, For on my claw I have a ring. Which makes me glad as anything, Until my soul with music flows, WHAT SHE MEANT. ‘All made of dear Lysander crows: Visrror—"' Your wife wrote me that she would send her ‘drag’ to meet me at the station."” And so | am in perfect tune, Jones—" Oh, that's all right. She meant me.” Dreaming of wedding-bells and June. 4 WE CUVEE: THE EFFECT. “What troubles you, Ferdy?"" a thought just struck me; that's all."" Miss Pert—"' Indeed? You look as if you had been struck by a twenty-horse-power auto.”” comicbooks.com