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This page satirizes **John D. Rockefeller** and his monopolistic business practices. "The Troubles of Mr. Rockefeller" cartoon depicts him at a dining table, apparently being confronted or pressured—likely representing legal/regulatory challenges to Standard Oil. The text references Rockefeller's "one-hundred-thousand-dollar donation" and discusses public opinion against him, framing him as a target of anti-trust scrutiny. The accompanying editorial criticizes the wealthy industrialist's attempts to improve his public image through philanthropy while facing accusations of exploitation. The cartoon's caption ("Harmless") appears ironic—suggesting Rockefeller presents himself as benign despite his predatory business reputation. This reflects early 1900s Progressive Era concerns about monopolistic trusts and robber barons.

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LISHED WEEKLY WOAWENOK AND Ninerenstn StaKeT, New Yorn. Oren 20d Martford Fulding, Chicago, ti TMS TO) SUESCRIEE UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN ADVANCE IGN SUESCRINTIO ane BC london E — International New se return of the latter n each and epery separate sketch. The accompanying Juke ve f stamps to the full amount uf postage 1 pie COUNTRY is safe. Taft is still siti and enthusiastic circle of burzers; but the season hay just opened, We are barely at the threshold of “ily time.” And there inde Mr. Rockefeller. others: besides red ME: ROCKEFELLER seems to be getting the dollar habit. see 3 Ie A WORD of advice to the reat throng of woull-be movers on May GIPES plese note: Physician comes torsard with theory that ice-cream first—Don't sag is a fairly good cure all by itself MP JAMES BRYCE, the extent of tw win the midstof —in-on us again wted Englishman who looked us over tot 8 partly: volutes nd recary velt, mingling changes and some perils, twenty years aig, has just look: At eto the increasing bulk and complexity of our hational life, he declares America cannot be cui UTOCRACY — The czar, his pal, wprisoned, co S hate Impressions. ef speaking of insny ¢ splendors. 1 th the ped mocracy— President Wt freely, joyous! J having st youd tin The people may be make small mistakes, but not x struck ones, The deep-seated optimism which se forcibly en previous visits te the United States strikes me SUiILL"” Mr. Bryce is a capital observer. PLENTY OF GAME FOR THE PRESIDENT. ious Mayeday when you, aya child, stood a your nes tahedeW. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT surely cannot ay wneoin history a “mighty hunt him, and all the more buoyantly because th HOW DEAR to the t As fond recollection presents them to view. cart are the scenes of our childhood, For example That Baretor THE TROUBLES OF MR. ROCKEFELLER, hunts like a nan who knows where the big THE CLERICAL PROTEST against th ace of Me. Rockefeller’ teriiined to bu it in Lary president bel one-hundred-theusand-detlar donation te missions, coupled with the of stirring up this big game. We have had di of the different state legistature to buzz angrily about the dof Standard oil, point to gnificant movement of y know he hunts for big game, ine is to be found and is ¢ quantities. Tu Uy ngs the credit Fy in the stre. hich, like hornets, are begiuningg of national lite presid: ts, even, who have sat in luxurious meditatior the slutded banks and waited for the small fish to b rowed out a public op now. the feature of the wh The activity of 1 tures is the most not jon which is just to get a sl duck. Bot from the first President’ Roosevelt hrs been out for bear, The big game, Galli conn Savery Most interesting, f strenuous J that aps ; And after every so far observed of air determined public chalte of the great trust fortunes. The protest of the ministers must likewise be 1 peals te hi foray there Live been results te tell of his pr pres wes. No ed in the grafters? Paradise, and t n yet. The krabber, the er, the Pansin lator, the trustlooters and tl ded as lent before has cre, voicing a revolt of the popu st the nillion- such at fi Lar conscience yy “pile? of the trust aire, as well as the with: eend ist pment Lan rafts 1° fice inal st drawal of public favor and esteem from its possessor. For Mr. Rockefeller persons ally the American people hith- congressional promoter a lobbyist, have felt merciless, raki erto have had no ill-feeling ire of the Roosevelt rifle. “To the man whose axiom is a square deal the sated rag te They have seen his pile grow with Curiosity and amaze: ment, but not with bitterness. But as time goes on it be gins to look ay if the me shave been a bull, and to ern Land timis. fail to see in the present pu the broed Midas were getting the public is not as + tically indifferent as formerly That the first lightnings of the coming storm hit the most inviting mark exp Fie uprising a of ters in state and nation fruition of the presel: our stre is to fail to full so riclily earned. The pul be nid of the grafter and the boodk evel of the add toxethy nise of adn ous presiv and ty ns why neasure of honor he bres Mr. Rockefeller has been sine gled out as the first: trust- victim of public wrath. As America’s richest: man, the beneficiary of the exploitat of one of the commonest nec eagerness: is rss y to the: jent’s ard er they give sure p essaries of the general com- fort, he is just now at the centre of a very busy, eager 4 cleaner, sounder HARML esome civic and Waiter. b “Oh, th: are you? You dropped up ont 33 all right, sir. Qur soup ts as clear as water and won't stai trial life in the near future. comicbooks.com