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# Mistress Pepys' Journal - October 1-2 This is a humorous column by Baird Leonard mimicking Samuel Pepys's famous diary, written from a society woman's perspective. The accompanying cartoon shows a man instructing others: "Hereafter practice your passes on the field, not in the parlor!"—a joke about football players' romantic behavior. The column's satire targets American upper-class life circa early 20th century: obsession with automobiles, billboard advertising (referencing Ogden Nash's famous quatrain about never seeing a billboard), golf culture, and servants' malapropisms. Notable references include: - **Political enthusiasm** at a Republican rally (likely 1920s-era) - **Standard Oil Company** (major contemporary corporation) - **"Victoria Cross"** (military decoration, humorously confused by a servant) - Society gossip about wealthy acquaintances and their domestic staff's amusing incompetence The humor relies on readers recognizing these social markers and finding genteel mockery of the leisure class entertaining—a core Judge magazine audience appeal.

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