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Puck, v. 49, no. 1261

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We grow wiser as we grow older

We grow wiser as we grow older

A large female figure labeled “Enlightenment” pushes open doors labeled “Pan-American Exposition” and knocks out of the way an old woman labeled “Sabbatarian Fanatic” and a man labeled “Sabbatarian Bigot” who were attempting to prevent the Exposition from opening on Sunday. Caption: The managers of the Buffalo Exposition have decided to open it on Sunday.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1901-05-01

The blessings of “protection”

The blessings of “protection”

An oversized, bloated human figure with the head of a pig, wearing a sash labeled “Steel Trust,” holds steel rails in both hands. He stands on the grounds of a steel factory labeled “U.S.” John Bull stands on the left, on a patch of ground labeled “England,” paying a reduced rate for the rails. Uncle Sam, standing on the right, pays an exorbitant rate due to a “Protective Tariff 43.58%.” Caption: The poor foreigner couldn’t get his rails for twenty-four dollars if we didn’t elect to pay thirty-five.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1901-05-01