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Box 1

 Container

Contains 59 Results:

2 of Spades - Blacklisted, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-01
Scope and Contents

Verse: "Patty was a Union man, Patty came to grief, They put him on the Black List; And now he is a thief!"

Dates: 1908

3 of Spades - Unemployed, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-02
Scope and Contents

Verse: "They turned me down when I asked for work, When I begged for bread they called me "shirk", And ran me in with a thump and jerk, And I've been here since Friday morning."

Dates: 1908

4 of Spades - Street Car Conductor, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-03
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I paid two hundred down to buy A little home, and so, They work me over hours, because I can't let go!"

Dates: 1908

5 of Spades - Small Baker, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-04
Scope and Contents

Verse: "When the Lodge Boys went for a little trip, I always refused to join, I planked my dough in the Freeport bank, And the cashier ran off with the coin!"

Dates: 1908

6 of Spades - Stock Raiser, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-05
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I take my hogs to market, and They say their price is fair, But when I want a ham, I find They've done me "on the Square"."

Dates: 1908

7 of Spades - Small Grocer, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-06
Scope and Contents

Verse: "The Mail Order House Is the bane of my life! And I can't get the bulge on the Trust, My daughter is clerking, and also my wife, And I mean to hang on till I bust!"

Dates: 1908

8 of Spades - Clergyman, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-07
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I'm a pastor of brains in a small country town, I ought to be known as a man of renown, For I preach all the fables my rich members need, But my field is so small I am going to seed."

Dates: 1908

9 of Spades - Plumber, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-08
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I stick with the Unions, I have a back-bone, In the place where a back-bone should be; I'm on to my interests and out for the Dough, And you might learn a lesson from me."

Dates: 1908

10 of Spades - Class Conscious Socialist, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSSP10168-09
Scope and Contents

Verse: "Don't be a low-deuce, when You can be Ten High, Monopoly's only a bluff! But you can't play alone, You must never say "die", Till the ruling class Hollers "Enough"!"

Dates: 1908

Jack of Spades - Army, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-10
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I am a brave young soldier, I do whate'er I'm bid, When they picked you for the Bull Pen, Of course I went and DID." Image: One side of the Jack holds a book titled, "True Patriotism"; the other side of the Jack hold a sword dripping with blood.

Dates: 1908

Queen of Spades - Contentment, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-11
Scope and Contents

Verse: "O learn to be contented, With your labor and your lot; And never long to have the things, You MADE and haven't got!" Image: One side of the Queen holds a book titled, "Be Ye Content"; the other side of the Queen holds a book titled, "How to Live on 10ยข a day."

Dates: 1908

King of Spades - Oil King, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-12
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I love to oil the college wheels, And grease the pulpit stairs, Where workmen learn to scorn the strike And trust to Heaven and prayers." Image: One side the King holds a sword labeled "Profit & Interest;" the other side of the King holds books titled, "How to Monopolize Heaven" and a building labeled "University."

Dates: 1908

Ace of Spades - Organized Industry, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-13
Scope and Contents

Verse: "When SPADES are TRUMPS and it's a case of GRAVE DIGGING PLAY THIS CARD It will put THE TRUST KING PERMANENTLY out of BUSINESS."

Dates: 1908

2 of Hearts - Female Inmate of Poorhouse, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-14
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I wonder where's the pounds they paid, I wonder who can tell! To feed us, for the stews they serve Have such an ancient smell."

Dates: 1908

3 of Hearts - Scrub Woman, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-15
Scope and Contents

Verse: "Scrub! Scrub! I am ill and faint, But I dare not pause to rest. And so I sweat till my eyes grow dim, Doing my poor old best."

Dates: 1908

4 of Hearts - Plain Housewife, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-16
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I cook one thousand meals a year, Cure all the family ills, But mother's second rate, as long as Daddy Pays the bills."

Dates: 1908

5 of Hearts - Laundress, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-17
Scope and Contents

Verse: "Rub! Rub! Alas, I know That elbow grease is cheap! Rub! Rub! For a rag and a bone, And a short little space for sleep."

Dates: 1908

6 of Hearts - Clerk, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSSP10168-18
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I sell so many lovely gowns, For other folks to wear, And labor overtime but does Increase the boss's share."

Dates: 1908

7 of Hearts - Factory Machine Girl, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-19
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I'm sick of sewing endless seams, I'm ill from eating pork and beans, Of dodging dangerous machines, With never hope of ceasing."

Dates: 1908

8 of Hearts - Chorus Girl, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-20
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I must dress like a duchess on fifteen a week, Though I sleep on a tumble-down bed, bed, bed. Must dance and seem gay with rouge, Though my heart is heavy as lead, lead, lead."

Dates: 1908

9 of Hearts - Stenographer, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-21
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I pound the typewriter from morning till night, My fingers are stiff and are lame, I have a board bill that is way out of sight, And I can't get ahead in the Game."

Dates: 1908

10 of Hearts - Chicago School Teacher, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-22
Scope and Contents

Verse: "A teacher's not so easy as she looks, I know some things not written in the books. Soon we'll vote to own the nation, In the Teacher's Federation, For we're learning how to deal with moneyed crooks."

Dates: 1908

Jack of Hearts - College Professor, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-23
Scope and Contents

Verse: "You ask me why I teach the rot, That please folks with money, Because I like an easy job and Steady milk and honey." Image: One side of the Jack holds money while an axe labeled, "The Master's Wrath" is behind his head; the other side of the Jack holds a book, titled, "Capitalist Bunk," while an axe labeled, "The Master's Wrath" is behind his head.

Dates: 1908

Queen of Hearts - Industry, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-24
Scope and Contents

Verse: "Work with a cheerful heart; So say the Shirkers, But strange to say, when we obey, They work the Workers." Image: One side of the Queen holds a newspaper reading, "How to Make Money"; the other side of the Queen holds a newspaper reading, "The Right to Work."

Dates: 1908

King of Hearts - Beef Trust, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-25
Scope and Contents

Verse: "You toil to fill my pocket-book, And sweat to feed my face, And I'll ride upon your backs, until You vote to play the Ace." Image: One side of the King hold a sword labeled, "For the Small Dealer"; the other side of the KIng holds a sword labeled, "For that Ace."

Dates: 1908

Ace of Hearts - Socialist Party of U.S., 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-26
Scope and Contents

Verse: "S.P. of U.S. If the Ace beats the King, Every Worker should know, That the Workers UNITED Force Magnates to go."

Dates: 1908

2 of Clubs - Tramp, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSSP10168-27
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I spend my days in bumming "lumps" Or hunting for a "flop"; But I have to "keep on moving" When I meet a husky cop."

Dates: 1908

3 of Clubs - Strike Breaker, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSSP10168-28
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I was the bummest worker in the lot, So the Bosses put me on to break the strike, But I've got this much to say, That they're shy upon the PAY, And they use me as a buffer in the fight!"

Dates: 1908

4 of Clubs - $6 Clerk, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSSP10168-29
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I hope to reach the Top, By plugging day to day, I don't approve of Socialists, They've such a "common" way."

Dates: 1908

5 of Clubs - Bookkeeper, 1908

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSSP10168-30
Scope and Contents

Verse: "I've worked for twenty years, now, For Skin & Take it Co., But now I'm old and feeble, and, They save I've got to go."

Dates: 1908