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Mr. Consumer
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Poster with two cartoon panels. In the panel on the left, a man in a military uniform, labeled "General Business," is forced to dance by a hand firing a gun at his feet. The hand is labeled "Unwise Legislation." In the background, a fiddler on a stool labeled "Legislator" is playing a tune that includes the lyrics: Prejudice, Fool Legislation, Over Taxation, and Restrictive Regulation. A cartoon blackbird is running away from the gunshots and is commenting: "Good Night!" In the second panel on the right, an undersized man in a suit labeled "You" is standing before an enormous shop counter labeled "High Prices." The shopkeeper is leaning over the counter and peering down at the man through a magnifying glass, with two cartoon question marks near his head. The blackbird is commenting: "Almost out of sight." Poster text reads: "MR. CONSUMER: — WHEN LEGISLATION MAKES BUSINESS DANCE YOU HAVE TO PAY THE FIDDLER."
1918
National Industrial Conservation Movement
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