Judge, 1910-05-14 · page 3 of 16
Judge — May 14, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page presents spring-themed humorous illustrations with practical gardening advice titled "Hints for Amateur Gardeners" by Don Lark. The cartoons depict comical domestic scenes of amateur gardeners attempting spring projects with predictably chaotic results. The illustrations show people engaged in various gardening mishaps—planting, composting, and other seasonal activities rendered absurdly. The text offers genuine gardening tips (snowplow for ice plants, lima beans from Lima, Ohio, straw for berries, sugar as fertilizer) mixed with lighthearted observations about common gardening failures. The "Judge" and "Bock" labels appear to be section headers. Rather than political satire, this page targets the universal comedic subject of amateur gardeners' incompetence during spring—a relatable theme for Judge's readership.
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HINTS FOR AMATEUR GARDENERS. By DON KAHN SE a snowplow if you desire to raise an ice plant. It is not the custom to raise strawberries in a straw tick | Experience teaches that a snowball, planted, will or in the hayloft. Come down to earth. not grow a snowball tree. If you wish snowballs, con- Sugar is an excellent fertilizer for sweet peas. vey this intelligence to any group of small boys on their Let Gladys plant the gladiolus, and papa the poppies. way home from school during the winter months. This will in- Artie should be put in charge of the artichoke. evitably bring results. See Peary in regard to pole beans. For wax beans sow paraffine. The cabby can probably give you pointers on the cabbage. Secure lima beans from Lima, Ohio. Avoid the cold-storage variety when sowing eggplant. If anything goes amiss with the corn crop, it is advisable If you know the secrets of mushroom growing, you will to consult at once & reliable corn doctor. keep them dark, comicbooks.com