Puck (8:195), page 203, front cover. J. A. Wales, the bosses of New York, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia. Strong example of the wide limits of propriety in political cartoons. Hansen database #157.
Puck (8:196), page 226-227, center. By J. Keppler, Jewish peddler is thumbing his nose at three men kicking him out. "I have thriven on this sort of thing for Eighteen Centuries--Go on, gentlemen, Persecution helps de Pizness." On the ground are seen rocks labelled "prosecution," "Hebrew success at crime," "bigotry rampant." Judge Hilton keeps him out of Saratoga hotel; Corbin from Manhattan Beach; Bismarck, janitor of Hotel Berlin, which has sign "No Jews Allowed." Peddler's pants are labelled Endurance; his carried box of Prosperity held up by straps labelled sobriety and industry. The box contains literature, poetry, music, science, patriotism, statesmanship, and promissory notes. Hansen database #242.
Puck (8:205), page 379, front cover. J. A. Wales, a man is being force-fed two pills labelled "Jacobus" and "Forster" by R. B. Hayes from a pill bottle labelled "Dr. Hayes' Ohio Prescription." Hansen database #159.
Puck (8:205), page 394, back cover. Signed F. O. (Opper?) "Treat the Brutes like this--and they will look like this; and there will soon be a Society for the Suppression of Tenement Houses. Treat the Tenement House Dwellers like Brutes, and they will be happy." In lower scene, people are being scrubbed in a sanitary stable, with fresh water, soap, toilet sand, sunlight and the services of a doctor. Hansen database #314.
Puck (9:213), page 71, front cover of complete issue. J. A. Wales, the stalwarts as bull on a track trying to stop a locomotive of the administration party. Hansen database #160.
Puck (9:213), page 78-79, center, in complete issue. By J. Keppler, Puck to Capitalist:--'Why not build little $1000 cottages and let them to our Laboring Classes at $12 a month, so that they may breathe pure air--it would be a paying investment? / Capitalist:--'My dear fellow--they wouldn't live in them if I did. Even if they have to lodge over a Stable or a Gin mill, they won't leave the city!'" Copy 2. Hansen database #244.
Puck (9:215), page 114-115, centerfold in complete issue. By Keppler, showing New York City in rags escorted by New York City members of legislature and Rural member of New York state legislature. Skeletons on stoops are labelled diphtheria, smallpox, malaria, and fever; same names appear on a smoking barrel in the muddy street. Hansen database #245.
Puck (9:215), page 124, back cover of complete issue. Greece as Warlike baby watched over by a Turkey with a bottle of "Turkish soothing syrup." Hansen database #317.
Puck (9:216), page 142, back cover. Signed with unknown initials (J? T?). About tight corseting killing women; includes skeleton and cemetery. Hansen database #318.
Puck (9:227), back cover. By J. A. Wales, Ulysses S. Grant being pulled down by senatorial courtesy, while Blaine and Garfield look on. If date is correct, it's just prior to news of Garfield's being shot on July 2nd by Guiteau on next cover! Hansen database #320.
Puck (9:228), front cover. J. A. Wales on injured railway worker in garret, satirizing a Mr. Field (philanthropist? industrialist?). Additional text on reverse. Hansen database #164.
Puck (9:234), page 444, back cover. By J.A.W. (Wales), rejuvenated Tilden being dis-interred in cemetery by doctor with bag of medicine bottles (one marked elixir of life); doctor is carrying a stick which is too short for a cane and might be a large hypodermic needle (perhaps drawn by someone unfamiliar with this new device). Nearly a decade before Brown-Sequard. Hansen database #322.
Puck (10:247), page 200-201, center of complete issue. By F. Opper and J. Keppler (signed O & K). Uncle Sam with hook nose leading Jews from Oppression through sea of intolerance to western homes. Hansen database #254.
Puck (10:248) page 209, cover of complete issue. By F. Opper., a blind lady Democracy sits on courthouse or capitol steps. Might be about veterans' widows' pensions--the subject of centerfold and of editorial comments. Hansen database #168.
Puck (10:249), page 242, back cover of complete issue. By F. Opper, images relate both to Guiteau and to police shooting at mad dogs. Hansen database #327.
