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Puck — August 8, 1877 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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Puck — August 8, 1877 — page 9: Puck, 1877-08-08

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a Puck magazine cartoon titled "A HINT FROM THE APOSTLE OF HUMANITY." The image shows several figures in what appears to be a violent or chaotic scene, rendered in the magazine's characteristic satirical style. The composition depicts men in period dress engaged in what looks like a physical altercation or struggle. Without being able to clearly read all text labels in the image or having additional context about the specific historical moment, I cannot definitively identify which political figures or events are being satirized here. The title's reference to "the Apostle of Humanity" suggests this may be criticizing someone's stated humanitarian principles versus their actual actions—a common Puck theme—but the specific political or social reference remains unclear from the visible elements alone.

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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

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