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Bored at Home? These Comics and Puzzles will Brighten Your Day!

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Do you ever feel like it is more challenging to move after eating a large meal?

Featured in May 22, 1908 The Star and Newark Advertiser.

"That After-Dinner Speech" portrays a small man sitting on a large chair with a ladder against it. The caption underneath says "How you feel just before you're called upon."

Ingenuity at its best.

Featured in September 09, 1908 The Star and Newark Advertiser.

"How Fido Got There" shows a dog swinging by the cows tail to get to the table with the plate of turkey.

Can you guess the word from the images on the following puzzles?

Featured in September 19, 1908 The Star and Newark Advertiser.

"Uncle Jack's Puzzles-No. 193" portrays images in the rebus used to solve the puzzle.

Featured in October 17, 1908 The Star and Newark Advertiser.

"Uncle Jack's Puzzles-No. 217" depicts a woman who is sitting next to a box with smoke coming out of it. There are three small images portrayed in the upper left corner.

(Contributed by Kristi Chanda)

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