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Title
Why not close up the country for a while?
Type
Still Image
Collection
Subject
Crossword puzzles--1910-1940 (LCTGM)
Fads--1910-1940 (LCTGM)
Comics--American--1910-1940 (GMGPC)
Drawings--American--1910-1940 (GMGPC)
Periodical illustrations--American--1910-1940 (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Language
English
Classification
LCC: SWANN - no. 1566
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Note
Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of caricature and cartoon (Library of Congress).
Summary
Two-frame comic strip satirizing the crossword puzzle craze. Life has stopped for many people due to the recent obsession. For example: businesses have closed, cases have failed to go to trial, people forget to marry, and crime has ceased.
Authorized Access Point
Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970 Why not close up the country for a while?. Why not close up business altogether until the cross-word thing blows over?