Judge, 1910-05-28 · page 3 of 16
Judge — May 28, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains two main illustrations and accompanying humorous verse. **"The Great Horn Spoon"** (top): Three figures hold an enormous spoon above clouds. The poem by Gertrude Edgerton celebrates the "horn spoon" as a symbol of luck and romance, with the closing line promising "By the great horn spoon! I will try!" **"Love's Menu"** (center): A mock restaurant menu listing romantic items like "sly glances," "commonplace remarks," and "kisses." **"The Real Silly Season"** (right): Commentary on spring romance, featuring a girl's job interview where she'd rather write love letters to "Nancy" than work. **"The Switchback"** (bottom): An illustration of a roller coaster ride near fantastical architecture, likely satirizing amusement parks or reckless entertainment. The overall theme appears to be romantic foolishness and frivolous spring behavior.
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SPOON NUMBER THE GREAT HORN SPOON. By GERTRUDE EDGERTON (¢ BY THE great horn spoon!” did our fathers swear, In the days of the long ago; But a better spoon than that, I ween, In these present days we know. The silver spoon which graced the lips Of one fair maid at her birth Is the luckiest spoon of any wrought By the silversmiths of earth. And luckier yet the man who wins The place of that spoon, say I, ‘And presses the lips of that lady fair— By the great horn spoon! Iwill try! -- LOVE'S MENU. SHY GLANCES INTRODUCTION COMMONPLACE REMARKS INQUIRIES ABOUT BOOKS READING PORTRY TOGETHER VEILED SENTIMENTS OF LOVE BASHFUL EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL MOONLIGHT BRIEF HAND CLASPS PASSIONATE PLEADINGS__SOULFUL SIGHINGS PROMISE ASKED WHISPERED YES~ KISSES KISSES KISSES QUARREL KISSES. THE REAL SILLY SEASON. [N,THE spring the young man’s fancy, When he’s tangle-haired and looney, Turns to writing lines to Nancy, Showing she has made him spooney. A TROUBLED JOB. Mother—'* So you are to be Queen of the May?”” Little girl—‘* Yes; but I think the other girls will be insurgents.”” MAY artists spill the wine of the soul in their haste to get beer for the body, comicbooks.com