Egg speculation / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a two panel cartoon, in the left panel, a man labeled "Egg Plunger" is standing atop a large egg labeled "Egg Speculation" that rests on top of buildings labeled "Cold Storage", in the right panel, Uncle Sam has smashed the egg with an axe labeled "Pure Food Law" causing the man to plunge into the egg.

Caption: Come one, come all! This rock shall fly / From its firm base as soon as I!
Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1919 (1913 December 10), centerfold.
Copyright 1913 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.