“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween”

“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Hallowe’en” was printed on a special seasonal postcard that was mailed on October 25, 1912.
     
 
8 November 1930, Beaumont (TX) Journal, “Poet’s Corner,” The Junior Journal, pg. 3, col. 5:
When black cats prowl at night and pumpkins gleam,
Come, celebrate the approach of Halloween.
 
Google Books
Halloween:
Romantic Art and Customs of Yesteryear

By Diane C. Arkins
Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company
2007
Pg. 26:
Hallowe’en Greetings
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Hallowe’en.
 
“Mirror Series” postcard No. 248A, marked LSC. Mailed Gloucester, Massachusetts, October 25, 1912.
 
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→_→ When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween. ~Author Unknown~ ( http://tinyurl.com/6kzv4e )
11:40 AM - 28 Oct 2008
 
Google Books
Toasts:
Over 1,500 of the Best Toasts, Sentiments, Blessings, and Graces

By Paul Dickson
New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA
2009
Pg. 102:
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween. —Postcard greeting, circa 1920
   
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When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween.
 
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6. “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” — Unknown